Plate Tectonics

3. plates there are 7 major plates and 8 _____
4. which layer of the earth is broken into pieces called tectonic plates
7. when the denser plate sinks below the other plate
9. A boundary that forms where two plate slide past each other
11. A boundary that forms where two plates move toward each other
12. A boundary that forms where two plate move away from each other
15. As a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
17. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
18. there are 7 _______ and 8 minor plates
19. Happens when a transform boundary takes place
20. what continent is on the Eurasian plate

1. the lithosphere is comprised of 15 of them
2. happens when a divergent boundary takes place
5. you will find he continent Asia on this plate
6. The continent on the Indo-Australian plate
8. form when a convergent boundary takes place
10. the lower mantle
13. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge
14. you will find Houston Texas on this plate
16. earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other