Gizmo plate Tectonics

Question 1

a type of convergent boundary where 2 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 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 moves very slowly

Answer 8

plate

Question 9

the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface

Answer 9

plate tectonics

Question 10

a convergent boundary where one plate is 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

volcanoe

Question 13

d

Answer 13

deformation

Question 14

d

Answer 14

tension

Question 15

s

Answer 15

anticlines

Question 16

g

Answer 16

synclines

Question 17

h

Answer 17

monocline

Question 18

d

Answer 18

fault blocks

Question 19

h

Answer 19

hanging wall

Question 20

e

Answer 20

foot wall

Question 21

q

Answer 21

normal fault

Question 22

oi

Answer 22

reverse fault

Question 23

r

Answer 23

strike-slip fault

Question 24

gs

Answer 24

folded mountains

Question 25

w

Answer 25

fault block mountain

Question 26

c

Answer 26

volcanic mountains

Question 27

b

Answer 27

ring of fire