Plate Tectonics Worksheet
This printable matching worksheet on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 questions and answers to match. This matching worksheet is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
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The gradual separation of the continents.
A long narrow depression in the Earth's crust caused by subduction zones.
Under water volcanic mountain range caused by divergent boundaries.
The magnetic field produced by the Earth's outer core that effects magnetic minerals.
The theory that Earth's lithosphere is broken up into sections called plates.
Two plates that move away from each other.
Two plates that move towards each other.
Plates that slide roughly alongside each other in opposite directions.
Occurs when a plate of higher density slides below a less dense plate.
When two plates become stuck, build tension, and then release that tension the result is
