Transcript plates How many major sections is Earth`s crust divided into?

The thickest part of
Earth’s interior
Beneath the crust
Solid iron
Thinnest
layer
Under the
mantle
Plates ride on
top
Melted iron
Center of Earth
Outermost layer
Solid rock
Earth’s crust is
divided into sections
plates
called ____________.
How many major sections
is Earth’s crust divided
into?
These sections are
known as …
The place where plates
meet is called a …
Most volcanoes and
earthquakes are
located at the
…between two
tectonic plates
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Mountains
Plates move apart
Volcanoes
Changes the shape of the
ocean floor
Trenches
Plates collide
Two plates slide past one
another
One plate slides under another
When two plates
converge
________
magma may
work its way
through the
crust.
Magma may contain
highly explosive
________.
gases
A ____________
is
volcano
formed when magma
breaks through to the
surface.
New _______
land is
formed when the
lava cools and
hardens.
An _______________
earthquake
occurs when plates move
and the crust slips or
breaks.
The gradual uplifting of
the crust during an
earthquake causes
____________
mountains to form.