WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
inner core
an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle
cold, brittle layer of Earth made up of the crust and the very top of the mantle
a ball of hot, solid metals at Earth’s center of Earth, under great pressure
Asthenosphere
layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle
thin layer of cool rock that covers Earth like the shell of an egg
a ball of hot, solid metals at Earth’s center of Earth, under great pressure
a pattern of movement of where hot materials rise and cool materials sink
Outer core
The theory states that Earth’s lithosphere is made up of huge plates that move over the surface of Earth.
thin layer of cool rock that covers Earth like the shell of an egg
a layer of liquid metals that surrounds the Earth’s inner core
a ball of hot, solid metals at Earth’s center of Earth, under great pressure
Crust
thin layer of cool rock that covers Earth like the shell of an egg
cold, brittle layer of Earth made up of the crust and the very top of the mantle
a pattern of movement of where hot materials rise and cool materials sink
a layer of liquid metals that surrounds the Earth’s inner core
rift valley
a long chain of underwater mountain ranges where tectonic plates move apart and magma rises and cools to form rock
deep canyons that form in the ocean floor as a plate sinks
occurs where oceanic plates move apart.
a deep valley formed as tectonic plates move apart. Found along a mid-ocean ridge (located in between mid-ocean ridges)
deep-ocean trench
plate boundary where two plates are pushing towards each other
deep canyons that form in the ocean floor as a plate sinks
a long chain of underwater mountain ranges where tectonic plates move apart and magma rises and cools to form rock
a deep valley formed as tectonic plates move apart. Found along a mid-ocean ridge (located in between mid-ocean ridges)
magma
molten (melted) rock that reaches Earth’s surface
Earth’s thickest layer, made up of hot rock, surrounding the outer core
molten (melted) rock located in Earth’s interior
Supercontinent of all continents together
