Plate Tectonics

What is a tectonic plate?

• A piece of the Earth's crust
• A piece of Earth's mantle
• A piece of Earth's core
• A piece of Earth's Moon

Which type of crust is more dense?

• oceanic
• continental
• divergent
• pizza

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

• Along mid-ocean ridges

• Along transform boundaries

• On the edges of the continents

• Near ocean trenches

How far do tectonic plates move each year?

• Meters per year

• Centimeters per year

• Kilometers per year

• Feet per year

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

• Gravity

• Convection

• Wave motion

• Seismic activity

What is the process of convection?

• The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

• The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

• The process of explaining what goes up must come down

• Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• subduction

This image represents this type of boundary

• Divergent
• Transform
• Convergent
• Subduction

At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way? 

• Tectonic plates move towards each other
• Tectonic plates slide past each other
• Tectonic plates move up and down
• Tectonic plates move away from each other

 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is

• a valley
• an ocean
• a canyon
• a volcano