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What is a transform boundary?
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
Tectonic plates interact at places called plate
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
Oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge.
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
When an oceanic plate confronts a continental plate a subduction zone may be created. What statement best explains the term
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
How can Earth's plates move?
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
Subduction zones occur where-
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________.
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
boundaries
move away from each other
True
convection currents in the mantle.
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
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