VOCABULARY MATCHING ACTIVITY FOR PLATE TECTONICS AND PLATE BOUNDARIES

A. INSTRUCTIONS: Match the images in column A about plate tectonics and plate boundaries with its definition/description
in column B. Write the only the letter of your answer on the space provided in column A. (13 Points)
COLUMN A COLUMN B

Transform Boundary

A. This type is thicker than oceanic

and doesn’t subduct

__________1.

Divergent Boundary

B. A wave from an earthquake or an explosion, that

can travel along the Earth’s surface or through Earth’s
interior

__________2.

__________3. Convergent Boundary

C. This type is thinner and

denser than continental

__________4. Subduction Zone

D. Part of the driving force for plate tectonics, this

process moves heat from the interior of the Earth
towards the surface, as cooler plates sink back into the
mantle.

_________5. Earthquakes

E. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move-- these

sections can include both continental and oceanic
crust
________6. Seismic waves

F. This happens at a mid-oceanic ridge where two

plates are moving apart and new crust is forming.

_________7. Epicenter

G. The dividing line where tectonic plates meet

_________8. Tectonic plates

H. Plate boundary where the plates slide past each

other

_________9. Plate boundaries

I. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the

earthquake

________10. Oceanic crust

J. Plate boundary where the plates move apart

________11. Continental crust

K. Plate boundary where the plates collide

 ________12. Seafloor spreading
L. One tectonic plate is pushed
beneath another plate

_________13. Convection

M. These events are common at plate boundaries,

and are caused by the motions of the plates or of
magma.

B. TABLE COMPLETION: Complete the table below about plate boundaries. (9 Points)
Occur on what type of Describe the movement of Give specific example
Boundary the type of Boundary

RIFTS
TRENCHES
RIDGES
FAULT
ISLAND ARC