Plate Tectonics Review

1. __________ is the theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

When two pieces of continental crust collide at a convergent boundary, __________ are formed.

When continental crust and oceanic crust collide, __________ occurs.

4. Volcanoes are most likely found along __________ and where one plate is __________.

The mid-ocean ridge is a __________ boundary.

The convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of the earth’s __________.

There are three types of rock; __________, __________, & __________.

In the rock cycle, igneous rock becomes magma and lava because of __________.

In the rock cycle, igneous and sedimentary rock become sediment because of __________.

When heat and pressure are applied to igneous and sedimentary rock, __________ rock is formed.