Tectonic Plates and Geological Terms Quiz

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

What does the term 'buoyant' mean?

• One plate going under another plate

• To break into pieces

• Able to float

What is subduction?

• A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• One plate going under another plate

• Sand and small particles of rock

What is sediment?

• Sand and small particles of rock

• To break into pieces

• A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide

The area between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other in opposite directions

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• subduction

• fracture

• subcontinent

to break apart

• subcontinent

• subduction

• fracture