Amplify Plate Motion - Chapter 1, 2, 3 review

Front

Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

Back

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

Front

What is Earth's outer layer like underneath the soil and water?

Back

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

Front

Where will the team find hard, solid rock when drilling underground at sites 1 and 2?

Back

They will find hard, solid rock below both sites.

Front

Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

Back

Hard; soft

Front

What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

Back

Diagram A

Front

What happened to the gap created by two plates moving apart?

Back

Magma from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding new solid rock.

Front

"Converge" means...

Back

To move towards each other

Front

"Diverge" means...

Back

To move in different directions

Front

The plate boundary shown in the image is a ______ boundary because...

Back

Convergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

Front

The plate boundary shown is ______________ . This means that _____ .

Back

Divergent; the plates will separate, and magma from the mantle will create new rock on the edges of the plates over time.