Plate Tectonics
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- Q1What is the outer part of the Earth made up of solid rock called?MagmaLithosphereOuter CoreInner Core30s
- Q2The broken up sections of the lithosphere are called, what?Tectonic PlatesVolcanic islandsFaultsVolcanoes30s
- Q3What is the region where two tectonic plates meet called?Plate boundaryUpliftFolded mountainContinental Plate30s
- Q4What is it called when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward to form folds or ripples in the crust?FoldingSeafloor spreadingVolcanoUplift30s
- Q5The upward movement of rock layers is called, what?LavaUpliftFoldingTectonic Plates30s
- Q6Melted rock beneath the earth's surfaceMagmaLava30s
- Q7Melted rock that reaches the earth's surfaceMagmaLava30s
- Q8Opening in earth's surface through which magma is released is called, what?VolcanoOceanic PlateLavaTrench30s
- Q9The process of two oceanic plates moving apart, magma flowing up into the space between the plates, and the magma hardening to form new oceanic crust is called what?EarthquakesConvection currentsVolcanoSea-floor spreading30s
- Q10What are long chains of underwater mountains called?VolcanoesFaultsMid-ocean ridgesVolcanoes30s
- Q11What is the term for a break, or crack, in Earth's surface along which movement occurs?FaultMagmaEarthquakePlate30s
- Q12What is the term that describes breaking down rock into smaller pieces?DepositionMetamorphicWeatheringErosion30s
- Q13What is the process called by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new places?ErosionDepositionWeatheringSedimentary30s
- Q14What is the term for small pieces of rock that can be deposited or eroded and are created by weathering?MetamorphicSedimentsErodeSedimentary30s
- Q15What is sediment that becomes compacted and cemented?LavaSedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock30s