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Plate Tectonic Vocab

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the crust is moving away from each other, it is called

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

2.

At a divergent boundary, lumps of crust pile up along the egdes.

These lumps are called...

a)

ridges

b)

guyot

c)

landslides

3.

When a divergent boundary is located underwater what type of feature is formed?

a)

trench

b)

subduction zone

c)

mid ocean ridge

4.

Which term means to move towards each other?

a)

diverge

b)

converge

c)

transform

5.

When crust converges and one side slides under the other what feature is formed?

a)

trench

b)

ridge

c)

guyot

6.

When continental crusts converge, the crust piles up on the surface. This process is called...

a)

mountain range

b)

subduction

c)

uplift

7.

When continental crusts converge, the crust piles up on the surface. The feature formed is called...

a)

mountain range

b)

subduction

c)

uplift

8.

A section of the earth's cust that moves together as one big piece is called

a)

a plate

b)

a continent

c)

a glacier

9.

When 2 materials of different density meet, the ​​ (a)   material sinks.

Choose from the below words
denser
less dense
harder