Landforms and Landscapes - The Restless Earth

What does tectonics mean?

• The large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth’s crust.

• The movement of tectonic plates.

• How much food you can put on your lunch plate.

• A technical term to do with sounds.

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

• Toast

• Core

• Crust

• Magma

How many centimetres do the tectonic plates move each year?

• 1

• 18

• 99

• 15

True or False - The core is made up of two parts, one solid, one liquid.

• False

• True

A convergent plate boundary is when....

• the plates move on top of each other

• the plates move away from each other

• the plates move towards each other

• the plates move past each other

A divergent plate boundary is when....

• the plates move on top of each other

• the plates move away from each other

• the plates move towards each other

• the plates move past each other

A transform plate boundary is when....

• the plates move on top of each other

• the plates move away from each other

• the plates move towards each other

• the plates move past each other

What are the three rock types?

• Igneous

• Stationary

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Igneous rocks are formed by....

• Magma heating and liquifying

• Magma bursting through the crust

• Rocks eroded by water

• Magma cooling and solidifying

Sedimentary rocks are made up from....

• a layer of sediment

• many layers of sediment

• crystals when cooled.

• layers of sediment that have been compressed and bonded together.