Plate Tectonics

When pressure from two tectonic plates causes a plate to shift in the direction of the force

Sometimes the motion of the plates allows the magma to rise to the surface. These openings are:

True or False: Tectonic plates are constantly moving.

True or False: Plate tectonics are in the mantle of the Earth.

What is a sudden release of energy under Earth’s surface that makes the ground shake or crack?

What are mountains or hills made by hot rocks,gasses, & magma moving to the surface of the Earth?

True or False: Earth is made up of layers.

True or False: The Earth has three layers, the crust, mantle, and core.

What are long chains or groups of mountains?

What is a drawing or picture that shows important features in an area?

What is a large, continuous land mass?

T or F: Tectonic plate boundaries are places where the edges of two or more plates meet.

How are mountains formed?

Most earthquakes occur at the ________.