Plate Tectonics
This is a big word for pieces of Earth that move a little bit. What are they called?
Tectonic plates
The top of the Earth where we live is called the ____.
The Crust!
Plates can move apart, together, or slide past each other. Point to one-way plates can move apart, together, or slide.
Any of the three
These plates float on a soft layer under them. Are they big or small?
Big
Under the crust is a layer that flows slowly like thick goo. This is called the ____.
The Mantle
When plates move apart under the ocean, new land can form there. This area is called an ocean _____.
Ridge
When two plates bump, sometimes the ground shakes. What is that shaking called?
Earthquakes
The very center of the Earth is hot and made of metal. What do we call the center?
The Core
When plates slide past each other, the land can shake. What is a small, quick shake called?
Earthquake
Name one thing that moves because plates push together or pull apart.
Volcanos or mountains
Which layer is the thinnest layer we walk on?
The Crust
When two plates push together, sometimes the ground lifts up and makes big bumps called _____.
Mountain
True or false:
Tectonic plates move all the time, even though we do not feel it most days.
True
Put these in order from outside to inside:
Clue Letters in order: CMC
Crust, mantle or core
A volcano can form when one plate goes under another and hot rock comes up. What is the hot mountain that can make lava called?
Volcano