Evolutionary Theories
Vocabulary Matching
_____Evolution
_____Tectonic Plates
_____Theory of Plate
Tectonics
_____Fault
_____Convergent
Boundary
_____Divergent Boundary
_____Transform Boundary
_____Lithosphere
_____Asthenosphere
_____Weathering
_____Erosion
Name:___________________
A. a break or crack in Earth’s surface along which movement occurs
B. giant chunks of land or ocean floor in which the lithosphere is broken up
into
C. the uppermost layers of Earth made up of solid rock where the top layer
is called the crust
D. weathered rock and other materials deposited by water, wind, or ice
that can form into sedimentary rock when compacted.
E.the process of change over time
F. a theory that states that Earth’s lithosphere, or land, is broken into large
sections called tectonic plates that move and change position over time
(aka continental drift)
G. the soft layer of the mantle made up of semisolid rock that flows slowly
H. the location where two tectonic plates pull apart
I. a process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new
places (aka deposition)
J. the location where two tectonic plates push together where either both
plates push up or one is pushed underneath the other plate
K. the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other
L. process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces through the
action of wind, water, roots, and animals
_____Sediment
Evolutionary Theories
Vocabulary Matching
_____Evolution
_____Tectonic Plates
_____Theory of Plate
Tectonics
_____Fault
_____Convergent
Boundary
_____Divergent Boundary
_____Transform Boundary
_____Lithosphere
_____Asthenosphere
_____Weathering
_____Erosion
_____Sediment
Name:___________________
A. a break or crack in Earth’s surface along which movement occurs
B. giant chunks of land or ocean floor in which the lithosphere is broken up
into
C. the uppermost layers of Earth made up of solid rock where the top layer
is called the crust
D. weathered rock and other materials deposited by water, wind, or ice
that can form into sedimentary rock when compacted.
E.the process of change over time
F. a theory that states that Earth’s lithosphere, or land, is broken into large
sections called tectonic plates that move and change position over time
(aka continental drift)
G. the soft layer of the mantle made up of semisolid rock that flows slowly
H. the location where two tectonic plates pull apart
I. a process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new
places (aka deposition)
J. the location where two tectonic plates push together where either both
plates push up or one is pushed underneath the other plate
K. the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other
L. process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces through the
action of wind, water, roots, and animals