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tectonic plates keyterms

Authored by Kacey Sasser

Science

6th Grade

tectonic plates keyterms
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

an irregularly shaped huge slab of solid rock that is moving in different directions

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a soft and fluid layer found below the lithosphere where tectonic plates lie

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago​ (a)  

pangaea
gondwana
laurasia
paleozoic

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the gradual movement of the continents where they began to break into pieces and move away from each other about 200 million years ago​ (a)  

continental drift
oceanic convergence
tectonic stability
landmass fusion

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the process of mountain formation ​ (a)  

orogeny
volcanism
erosion
sedimentation

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the most stable and oldest part of the continental crust. These are found deep in the interior of most continents and are composed of ancient crystalline basement rock​ (a)  

craton
mantle
sedimentary basin
oceanic ridge

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an area on earth where tectonic plates collide with each other

convergent plate boundaries

heat transfer

pangaea

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