Plate tectonics vocabulary

Plate tectonics vocabulary

Bands

• Stripe patterns along the boundaries of tectonic plates.

Continent

• A large, continuous piece of land.

Deep ocean trench

• A deep valley at the bottom the ocean.

Earthquake

• A sudden release of energy under Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack.

Mountain ranges

• Long chains, or groups of mountains.

Surface feature

• A landform on Earth's outer layer.

Volcano

• A mountain hill made by hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of Earth from deep inside the Earth.

Multiple Choice

Stripe patterns along the boundaries of tectonic plates are called

• continents

• bands

• mountain ranges

• earthquake

Multiple Choice

A mountain or hill made by hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of the Earth from deep inside the Earth.

• continent

• mountain ranges

• volcano

• deep ocean trench

Multiple Choice

A large, continuous piece of land is called

• surface feature

• volcano

• mountain range

• continent

Multiple Choice

A landform on the Earth's outer layer is called

• continent

• mountain range

• surface feature

• earthquake

Multiple Choice

A sudden release of energy under Earth's surface that makes the ground shake and crack.

• volcano

• bands

• earthquake

• continent

Multiple Choice

A deep valley at the bottom of the ocean.

• mountain ranges

• volcano

• bands

• deep ocean trench

Multiple Choice

Long chains or groups of mountains are called

• bands

• mountain ranges

• continents

• deep ocean trench