Plate Motion - Chapter 1 Review

Earth's outer layer is called the _______________.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Earth is covered with ______________________.

• hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• some rock, some water

Answer explanation

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

The crust is broken up into pieces called

• tectonic plates

• continental sections

• boundaries

• faults

Geologists look for _____________ in landforms and in geologic events in order to better understand

Earth.

• patterns

• random events

The plates of Earth’s outer layer

________________.

• remain in a fixed position

• move

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One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

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The place where two plates meet

This picture shows two plates ____________.

• Converging

• Diverging

• Transforming

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This picture shows two plates ____________.

• Converging

• Diverging

• Transforming

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This picture shows two plates ____________.

• Converging

• Diverging

• Transforming

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