Geography Test

The earth's crust is made up of several pieces which fit like a puzzle called what?

How many tectonic plates form the earths crust?

• 8

• 10

• 7

• 6

Tectonic plates move slowly all the time

• True

• False

at the edge of some tectonic plates what are formed?

• Islands

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

Write down the names of the major tectonic plates

What are convection currents?

• Movement of heat in a wave-like pattern

• movement of heat in a circular pattern

• Movement of heat over a certain period of time

convection currents cannot move the plates of the crust

• True

• False

The movement of tectonic plates by convection currents causes what (2)

What are the 3 types of convection current/tectonic plate movements?

What is the movement of divergence

• Moves apart

• Moves together/ towards each other

• Moves past each other