Plate Tectonics Exploration
An introductory worksheet on plate tectonics for 6th graders, covering plate boundaries, features, and evidence.
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Plate Tectonics Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image to help you answer questions about plate boundaries.
Observe the diagram below showing different types of plate boundaries:
1. What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary?
Subduction
Sea-floor spreading
Continental drift
Convection
2. Which type of plate boundary is responsible for forming mountain ranges like the Himalayas?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
1. The Earth's outermost layer, which is broken into large pieces, is called the .
2. When two plates slide past each other horizontally, it is called a boundary.
3. Earthquakes are most common along .
1. The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of Earth's continents.
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False
2. Volcanoes only occur at divergent plate boundaries.
True
False
1. Describe the main difference between a convergent plate boundary and a divergent plate boundary.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. The Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle form the rigid outer layer called the .
2. Deep ocean are often found at convergent plate boundaries where one plate subducts beneath another.
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