Plate Tectonic Terms

3. When two ocean plates diverge, _____ rises to create ocean ridges.
6. When one converging plate moves underneath the other often triggering volcanic eruptions.
9. Continental Crust is made of ______ rock.
12. Is about 1800 km thick and made of thick dense material.
13. These are common along all 3 plate boundaries and happen all over the world.
14. There are ____ different types of plate boundaries.
16. Another word to describe when 2 plate boundaries converge.

1. Mountains, hills, raised rock, flat land are all examples of ______.
2. Transformative plate boundaries is when 2 plates ______ each other.
4. Existed 300 million years ago, means 'all earth.'
5. Oceanic crust is made of Basalt rock which is cooled _______.
7. Part of the Earth's crust where the tectonic plates are found.
8. A volcano that looks like a massive bowl with no cone top.
10. The Ring of Fire is located in the ____Ocean.
11. A break in the Earth’s crust where movement occurs between the plates.
15. Lava that is thick and it doesn’t travel far; creates rocks that have a recognizable shape.