Plate Motion Vocabulary

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located between the outer layer and the core?

Back

Mantle

Front

What do we call something we observe to be similar over and over again?

Back

Pattern

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.1-LS1-2

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

Front

What do the areas labeled NB and SA on a map represent?

Back

Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What does it mean to examine something in detail for a purpose?

Back

Analyze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Front

What is a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain or sand dune?

Back

Landform

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What natural disaster is caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust?

Back

Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate Boundary

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down and transported?

Back

Erosion