5 Questions
What is the motion of hot, soft rock rising, cooling and sinking, then heating up and rising again called?
Convection current
What is the driving force for plate motion at spreading centers where plates are moving apart?
Ridge push
What geologic process involves tectonic plates splitting apart from each other?
Seafloor spreading
What is the region of the Earth’s crust where one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate called?
Subduction zone
What causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge?
Ridge push
Test your knowledge of plate tectonics by unscrambling the words related to the causes and processes of plate movement. Can you unscramble the words to reveal key concepts in geology and earth science?
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