Plate Tectonics Worksheet

Plate Tectonics Exploration

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the provided diagrams and your knowledge of plate tectonics.

1. Which layer of the Earth is broken into large pieces called tectonic plates?

2. What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

3. The theory of   explains how Earth's continents move over time.

4. When an oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate, it forms a   zone.

5. Earthquakes and volcanoes are common along plate  .

6. The asthenosphere is a rigid layer above the lithosphere.

7. Mid-ocean ridges are formed at convergent plate boundaries.

8. Describe the process of seafloor spreading and where it occurs.

9. Explain the difference between continental drift and plate tectonics.

10. Observe the diagram below showing different types of plate boundaries. Label each boundary type (A, B, C) and provide one geological feature associated with each.