A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust is known as the

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of India and Australia and the surrounding oceanic crust is known as the

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean is called the

Density of plates is:

Oceanic crust is

Continental crust is

The place where two different plates have contact is called

This occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

This occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary. Oceanic trenches are formed this way by ocean plates.

A major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate and molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth

A major geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge, resulting in mountain chains

This occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other

These are formed from new crustal material

at diverging oceanic plate boundaries

An area of oceanic crust covered by seawater and surrounded by areas of continental crust is called

This occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other (the San Andreas Fault in California is a famous example)

A major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries