Ch. 10 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Pre-Test

Front

What is the theory that describes the Earth's crust being broken into plates?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

Where does molten material rise during sea-floor spreading?

Back

Along mid-ocean ridges.

Front

How is new crust formed without increasing the Earth's surface area?

Back

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created.

Front

What is the correct order of Earth's layers starting from the surface?

Back

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

Front

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

Back

Transform.

Front

What is continental drift?

Back

The gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface.

Front

What is seafloor spreading?

Back

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic boundary where two plates collide.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic boundary where two plates move apart.