Plate Tectonics
What is the name of the theory that describes the movement of Earth's lithosphere?
Plate tectonics theory
Which layer of the Earth is divided into tectonic plates?
Mantle
What is the process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent boundary
Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian plate?
Himalayas
What is the term for the process of one tectonic plate being forced below another plate?
Subduction
Which type of boundary is created when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?
Transform boundary
What is the term for the hypothesis that states Earth's continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart?
Continental drift
Which oceanic feature is formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another?
Deep-sea trench
What is the term for the point within the Earth where an earthquake originates?
Focus
Which tectonic plate is the largest and includes parts of North America, Asia, and Europe?
Eurasian Plate