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Plate Tectonics Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The thin layer of the Earth that the plates float on

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Atmosphere

2.

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.

a)

Compression

b)

Stress

c)

Divergent

d)

Flex

3.

 A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

a)

Convergiant

b)

Divergiant

c)

Transform

d)

Boarder

4.

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Break up

5.

Term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but able to become active in the future.

a)

Extinct

b)

Extinguished

c)

Dormant

d)

Divergent

6.

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface

a)

Tsunami

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthshake

d)

Earthquake

7.

Term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active and unlikely to erupt again.

a)

Extinct

b)

Extinguished

c)

Dormant

d)

Divergent

8.

 A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.

a)

Front

b)

Trench

c)

Fault

d)

Boundary

9.

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Atmosphere

10.

Liquid magma that reaches the surface.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

Lava

c)

Magma

d)

volcano

11.

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Volcano

d)

Soup

12.

 a hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart

a)

Panorama

b)

Pandamonium

c)

Pramesian

d)

Pangea

13.

The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.

a)

Sea Floor Expanding

b)

Sea Floor Splitting

c)

Sea Floor Spreading

d)

Sea Floor Erupting

14.

The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

a)

Submarine

b)

Subduction

c)

Conduction

d)

Reduction

15.

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Border

16.

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Sumowave

c)

Oceanic Uplift

d)

Rip Tide

17.

 A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tectonic Uplift

c)

Tsunami

d)

Volcano