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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The hot, plastic-like layer of Earth, made of magma.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
2.
The hot, liquid layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
3.
The dense, solid center of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
4.
The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
5.
The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
6.
The boundary between two plates that slide past one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
7.
When two plates collide and one plate slips below the other and down into the mantle.
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
8.
What happens in a liquid or gas when the warmer parts rise and the cooler parts sink.
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
9.
A break in the rock created by pressure and movement in the rock.
a)
Fault
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Ocean Trench
d)
Focus
10.
The place in the rocks where pressure releases and an earthquake begins.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
11.
The point on Earth's surface directly above the place in the rocks where an earthquake begins.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
12.
The way in which energy during an earthquake travels through the earth.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
13.
A wide volcano with gentle slopes that has been formed by quiet, runny lava flows.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
14.
A smaller, narrow volcano with steep slopes that has been formed by explosive eruptions.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
15.
A moderate-sized volcano, has been formed by the alternating of lava flows and explosive eruptions
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
16.
A long, narrow volcano that forms at cracks and weak points in the earth's crust.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
17.
The cooler, outer rocky shell of Earth.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
18.
Mountains that are formed by the folding up of rock layers due to the collision of two plates
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
19.
Mountains that are formed by pressure when magma pushes upward, causes land to bulge upward
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
20.
Mountains created by movement of broken pieces of crust; some push upward others slide downward
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
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