TECTONIC PLATES QuizOnline version Vocab on Earth's plates by Tina 1 What term describes the rigid pieces that move on the Earth's surface? a tectonic plate b surface c magma d layer 2 What is a very small fault in a plate called? a major b minor c gap d solid 3 What is the hot, molten rock beneath the crust called? a boundary b solid c to drift d magma 4 What verb means to move slowly in a particular direction? a to drift b to form c to melt d to crash 5 What do two or more parts of the Earth’s crust do to create new shapes? a to form b to drift c to release d to melt 6 What verb means to move smoothly past another object? a to melt b to slide c to crash d to drift 7 What verb means to control something? a to rise b to crash c to manage d to release 8 What verb means to let something go or free it? a to release b to melt c to form d to crash 9 What term means an opening or a space where parts separate? a a gap b a surface c a boundary d a layer 10 Who studies rocks and the Earth’s surfaces? a biologist b meteorologist c seismologist d geologist 11 What means to move away from something? a to break away b to rise c to melt d to crash 12 What is the large piece of the Earth’s crust called? a gap b magma c tectonic plate d surface 13 What term refers to the external, uppermost part of the Earth? a boundary b magma c surface d layer 14 What is a single sheet of material called? a a gap b a layer c a boundary d a zipper 15 What verb means to heat until a solid becomes liquid? a to melt b to release c to form d to drift 16 What do we call the line where two plates meet? a to rise b a gap c a boundary d a surface 17 What verb do we use when plates collide violently? a to crash b to form c to drift d to melt 18 What term means to increase or come up? a to rise b to crash c to melt d to release 19 What adjective describes something that is not liquid or gas? a gas b magma c solid d liquid 20 What process makes rock turn from solid to liquid? a to crash b to rise c to drift d to melt Feedback 1 tectonic plate 2 minor 3 magma 4 to drift 5 to form 6 to slide 7 to manage 8 to release 9 a gap 10 a geologist 11 to break away 12 a tectonic plate 13 surface 14 a layer 15 to melt 16 a boundary 17 to crash 18 to rise 19 solid 20 to melt
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