Fill in the Blanks Tectonic Plates gameOnline version Fill in the blanks about tectonic plates! by Emma Llosa 1 plates map mountains trenches evidence volcanoes earthquakes continents magma features The surface of Earth is broken up into big pieces called tectonic . These pieces float on a hot liquid under the surface called . When they bump into each other , the pressure can cause events like to happen . The plates can also form tall landforms with peaks called , landforms that shoot out lava called , and deep parts of the ocean called . We live on top of the plates on large landmasses called . We can see of plate tectonics when we look at patterns on a or just look at the surface around us !