Plate tectonics bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Wegener's supercontinent.

   Item

   Pangaea

2. Clue

   Sea between India and Asia.

   Item

   Tethys

3. Clue

   Rock from glacier deposits.

   Item

   Tillite

4. Clue

   One plate sinks under another.

   Item

   Subduction

5. Clue

   Volcanoes round the Pacific.

   Item

   Rim of fire

6. Clue

   Mantle heat cycle driving plates.

   Item

   Convection

7. Clue

   Sea floor spreading, 1961.

   Item

   Hess

8. Clue

   Minor plate off South America.

   Item

   Nazca

9. Clue

   Continent-continent collision.

   Item

   Himalayas

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation