Gizmo Plate Tectonics

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Collisional boundary

Question 2

a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other

Answer 2

convergent boundary

Question 3

the rocky outer layer of earth

Answer 3

crust

Question 4

a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other

Answer 4

divergent boundary

Question 5

shaking and vibration of earth’s surface

Answer 5

earthquake

Question 6

the rigid upper layer of the earth

Answer 6

lithosphere

Question 7

the layer of earth between the crust and the core

Answer 7

mantle

Question 8

a rigid section of earth’s crust that move very slowly

Answer 8

plate

Question 9

the movement of plates that make up the surface of earth

Answer 9

plate tectonics

Question 10

a convergent boundary where one plate sliding beneath another

Answer 10

subduction zone

Question 11

a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another

Answer 11

transform boundary

Question 12

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

Answer 12

volcano

Question 13

a principal that states that geologic changes occurs suddenly

Answer 13

catastrophism

Question 14

a principal that states that geologic process that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes

Answer 14

uniformitarianism

Question 15

the scientific study of fossils

Answer 15

paleontology