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WorksheetsPlate tectonics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is one way the tectonic plates move?
Divergent
Pangea
Continental
Panthlessa
Chose one way the tectonic plates cause or form:
Causes
Wind
Causes
Plants to grow
Forms
Roads
Forms
Mountains
What makes the tectonic plates move?
Heat
Wind
People
Water
What was the earth called before Continental drift?
Pride
Pellets
Pangea
Continental
Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.
The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes
The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers
The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.
The mountains are probably formed by running water.
One of the seven continents.
Belize plate
Dubai plate
Australian plate
East American plate
What are Tectonic plates?
Large moving pieces on Earth's surface that are made of rock.
where two plates divide
The inner core of the earth
where magma rises up and solidifies
What is continental drift?
Made of igneous rock
Where two plates collide
Theory that all of earths continents were once joined together in a singe, huge land mass and then started drifting away from each other.
The process by which new oceanic crust forms when when magma rises up.
What is pangaea?
Huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago,
Where two plates slide
Where two plates divide
Where two plates collide
Based on the Tectonic Plates theory, all continents were once joined together.
True
False
Complete: According to the Theory of Tectonic plates, the Crust layer ______ broken (divided) into so many pieces. So, these pieces are the so-called the Tectonic Plates.
is
is not
The convergent movement happens when...
...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.
...plates move apart.
...plates move towards each other.
Tectonic plates:
can move towards each other
can move away from each other
can slide past each other
All of the above
