Plate Tectonics TEST

Front

What is the major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean?

Back

Ring of Fire

Front

What is the correct order of Earth’s layers starting from the surface?

Back

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Front

What do you call scientists that study volcanoes?

Back

volcanologist

Front

What are breaks in the crust called where plates meet?

Back

faults

Front

What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?

Back

Transform

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the name of the process where tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What is the name of the process where tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains or trenches