2. Mr. Pytleski

3. 100 200 400 300 400 Earth’s Interior Tectonic Plates TP TermsMiscellaneous 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 Which layer of the Earth is the asthenosphere found in? Mantle

5. 1,2 Which type of plate is more dense, an oceanic plate or a continental plate? Oceanic

6. 1,3 __________ results from a force pressing on an area. This force causes temperature at depth to increase. Pressure

7. 1,4 The area around the Pacific Ocean Is known for have most Of the volcanoes on Earth. What Name has this area been given? “Pacific Ring of Fire”

8. 2,1 The Earth’s inner core is made of solid ____________. metal

9. 2,2 When two plates of the same density smash together, what type of landform is created? Mountains

10. 2,3 _______ is a rock that usually is a light color and has a course texture. Granite

11. 2,4 _______ are breaks in the Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other. Faults

12. 3,1 The layer of the Earth which goes down to about 30 miles at its deepest is called ______. Crust

13. 3,2 What causes the tectonic plates to spread? Seafloor Spreading or Convection Currents

14. 3,3 A __________ is any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock. fossil

15. 3,4 If you were lucky enough to Choose that button, the individuals On your team get 1 extra credit point on your test. 1 point EC

16. 4,1 Which type of natural disasters are used to study the interior of the Earth? Earthquakes

17. 4,2 When two plates are sliding past each other, the type of boundary is known as a _______ boundary. Transform

18. 4,3 Subduction occurs when the Earth’s crust is recycled underneath another plate. What feature would be likely to form where the plate begins to subduct? Trench

19. 4,4 What is the rate of plate motion if a plate moved 300 km in 4 million years? About 8 cm per year

20. 5,1 What cause the inner core to be SOLID metal? Gravity

21. 5,2 At a divergent plate boundary, the plates are moving a part. What is created here that allows magma to make its way to the Earth surface? Rift Valley

22. 5,3 Which ocean is shrinking due to subduction all both sides? Pacific Ocean

23. 5,4 What is the rate of movement of A plate that moves 30 km in 1,500,000 years? 2 cm per year