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Plate Tectonics Review 3 Plate Tectonics

This is a review of lesson 5 of Chapter 5.

AB
LithosphereRigid outer layer of earth crust and upper mantle
PlatesThe lithosphere is made of these large sections.
Plate BoundaryPlace dividing one plate from the next.
Divergent BoundaryPlates are moving apart making a new lithosphere.
Convergent BoundaryPlates are moving together destroying the lithosphere or making mountains.
Transform BoundaryPlates slide past each other.
Hot SpotPlace deep inside the earth that is hotter than other locations.
PlumeHot material from a hot spot that forms volcanoes on the earth.



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