3.1 Earth Science Test

4. the type of stress produced by two tectonic plates coming together

1. the theory that continents can move apart from each other and have done so in the past

10. Which type of stress causes magma to form new crust?

5. the breaking of the earth’s crust and the sliding of the crust along the break

9. a mountain chain that forms on the ocean floor where tectonic plates pull apart

6. the land mass below a fault

11. Which type of stress is said to be most likely to cause an earthquake?

3. the process of mountain formation

2. the type of stress produced by two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally

8. the point at which one tectonic plate meets another

12. What do many scientists believe is the cause of tectonic plate movement?

7. the process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another tectonic plate