Plate Tectonics Test REVIEW

________ is the Earth’s most rigid layer that sits on top of the asthenosphere.

The thin, rigid layer that forms the outermost part of the lithosphere is the Earth’s_________.

A gap that forms when ridges widen is called a ___________.

The __________ is the Earth's thickest layer.

Which of the following can be used to easily track the direction of plate movement?

Which of these would make the best model of the Earth’s crust?

The process in which one plate is “led under” another is referred to as ____________.

At which of these is crust neither created nor destroyed?

________ arelarge and small slabs of rock that make up the Earth’s shell.

A continental-continental collision causes_____________ to occur/form.

Which of the following is also known as a spreading center?

A __________ is a sinking and rising motion that transfers heat energy.

Scientists think that the main driving force of plate tectonics is__________________.

The _________ is the Earth's densest layer.

Mid-ocean ridges are _________________.

New crust forms along ________________.

Earth’s magnetic reversals are recorded in ______________.

At transform boundaries, two plates _______________.

A tectonic plate is a slab of the Earth’s ____________.

A _________is formed where plates scrape past each other.