Tectonic Plates - The Skin of Our Planet

The ground beneath our feet is _ moving. We don't feel this _.

• never / usually

• always / often

• sometimes / always

• always / ever

The Earth's _____ is what moves.

Hint! It starts with a "c"

The Earth's crust is the ? shell.

• inner

• outer

The Earth's crust is made of one big piece.

• True!

• False...

Answer explanation

It is made up of many pieces like a puzzle.

Continental plates are related to the...

• land

• ocean

Oceanic plates are related to the...

• land

• ocean

Oceanic plates are _______ and the rock is _______.

word bank:

wide thin heavy weak thick

(put a space between your answers. Ex. smaller bigger)

What happens when continental plates collide?

Answer explanation

The folds pile up and create huge mountain ranges.

An oceanic plate pushes itself _____ a continental plate.

What doesn't happen when an oceanic plate gets pushed under a continental plate?

• ocean trenches form

• the oceanic plate melts

• the water on the oceanic plate boils

• the liquid magma returns as a volcano