plate tectonic assignment

easy

100

The place where two plates collide is called a:

Convergent boundary

200

A place where an unusually hot part of the mantle rises through the crust causing volcanic activity is called a:

Hot spot

300

Continental crust is ______________________ than oceanic crust.

Thicker

400

A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells you:

Where the plate boundaries are

500

The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:

The theory of plate tectonics

medium hard

100

The place where two plates move apart is called a:

Divergent boundary

200

The place where two plates collide is called a:

Convergent boundary

300

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

convection in the mantle

400

Hot spots are:

Stationary, they stay in the same place

500

Subduction is when:

One plate slides under another

hard

100

Oceanic crust is ____________________ than continental crust.

More dense

200

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a:

Divergent boundary where sea-floor spreading takes place

300

Volcanoes are most likely to occur along a:

Convergent boundary

400

The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:

The theory of plate tectonics

500

The theory that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface is called:

The theory of continental drift