Gizmo Plate Tectonics

Question 1

collisional boundry

Answer 1

a type of convergent boundary where two plates bearing continental crust are moving together

Question 2

convergent boundary

Answer 2

a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other

Question 3

crust

Answer 3

the rocky outer layer of earth

Question 4

divergent boundary

Answer 4

a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other

Question 5

earthquake

Answer 5

shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface

Question 6

lithosphere

Answer 6

the rigid upper layer of Earth

Question 7

mantle

Answer 7

the layer of Earth between the crust and the core

Question 8

plate

Answer 8

a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly

Question 9

plate tectonics

Answer 9

the movement of plates that make up the Earth’s surface

Question 10

subduction zone

Answer 10

a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another

Question 11

transform boundary

Answer 11

a boundary between plates that are sliding passed one another

Question 12

volcano

Answer 12

an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt