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Unit 7 Key Vocabulary
Test Description: This vocabulary set is for TX 6th Grade Science- Unit 7 Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses
A
Divergent boundary
B
Continental crust
C
Geologic event
D
Convergent boundary
2) Two plates coming together
A
Mid-ocean ridge
B
Geologic event
C
Convergent boundary
D
Divergent boundary
3) two plates moving apart
A
undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
B
Geologic event
C
Mid-ocean ridge
D
Divergent boundary
4) a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities
A
Oceanic crust
B
Ocean basin
C
Mid-ocean ridge
D
Geologic event
5) undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
A
Oceanic crust
B
Plate
C
Mid-ocean ridge
D
Ocean basin
6) large bowl shaped depression that holds ocean water; regions of crust below sea level
A
Oceanic crust
B
Plate
C
Plate boundary
D
Ocean basin
7) thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies underneath the ocean basins
A
Oceanic crust
B
Plate
C
Plate boundary
D
Sea-floor spreading
8) distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
A
Plate boundary
B
Plate
C
Subduction
D
Sea-floor spreading
9) a region where two lithospheric plates meet
A
Plate boundary
B
Tectonics
C
Subduction
D
Sea-floor spreading
10) formation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges
A
Theory
B
Subduction
C
Tectonics
D
Sea-floor spreading
11) process where one plate slides under another
A
Theory
B
Theory of plate tectonics
C
Subduction
D
Tectonics
12) study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth’s surface; includes folds, faults, and plate movement
A
Transform boundary
B
Tectonics
C
Theory
D
Theory of plate tectonics
13) an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by groups of detached researchers; can be used to explain and predict natural phenomena
A
Theory
B
Theory of plate tectonics
C
Transform boundary
D
Continental crust
14) theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth’s geologic features
A
Convergent boundary
B
Transform boundary
C
Theory of plate tectonics
D
Continental crust
15) two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
A
Transform boundary
B
Convergent boundary
C
Divergent boundary
D
Continental crust
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