Name one natural event caused by moving plates.
Earthquakes / Volcanoes / Mountains / Trenches
Why do earthquakes happen at plate boundaries?
Because plates move and push/pull against each other.
What is Earth’s lithosphere made of?
Tectonic plates.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
The convection of the mantle.
What did the African and Arabian Plates form?
The Red Sea.
What happens at a divergent boundary?
Plates pull apart / move away.
What do convergent boundaries create?
Mountains / Trenches (e.g., Himalayas).
What can you explore using a plate boundary map?
Earthquakes / Volcanoes / Earth’s landscape
How fast do tectonic plates move per year?
5 to 10 centimeters
What do we call the layer where plates float?
The mantle.
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Transform (or conservative), convergent, and divergent.
What happens at a transform boundary?
Plates slide past each other.