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Unit 5 Vocab

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the hypothesis that the Earth’s continents were once one large landmass and have moved over geologic time relative to each other

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Continental Drift Theory

d)

Fossil

2.
  1. plate boundaries where the plates are moving toward each other

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction Zone

3.

plate boundaries where the plates are moving away from each other

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction Zone

4.

the impression of prehistoric organism preserved in rock

a)

plate tectonic

b)

Law of Superposition

c)

Fossil

d)

Convergent Boundary

5.
  1. Earth’s surface is broken into large pieces called plates that are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate

a)

plate tectonics

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

subduction zone

6.

each rock layer is older than the one above it

a)

continental drift theory

b)

subduction zone

c)

fossil

d)

law of superposition

7.

plate boundaries where the plates are moving past each other in different directions

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

subduction zone

8.

a feature where two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

subduction zone