Plate Tectonics Test Review

Front

As depth under Earth’s crust increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth’s layers?

Back

They both increase.

Front

What has the greatest effect on plate movement? Options: density and convection, size and convection, density and composition, temperature and composition

Back

density and convection

Front

The deeper into the Earth you travel, the ______ the material becomes.

Back

more dense

Front

The deepest layer of the Earth that humans have drilled to is the ______.

Back

crust

Front

In which of Earth’s layers are convection currents believed to be flowing? Options: lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, oceanic crust

Back

asthenosphere

Front

The process that continually adds crust to the ocean floor is called ______.

Back

sea-floor spreading

Front

Which statement about Pangaea is TRUE? Options: Pangaea was made of oceanic crust only., Pangaea was made of all the Earth’s tectonic plates., Pangaea contained continental crust only., Pangaea contained both continental and oceanic crust.

Back

Pangaea contained continental crust only.

Front

What have scientists used to gain information about Earth’s interior? Options: satellite images from GPS, seismic waves from earthquakes, fossil evidence in the fossil record, lava pillows found at the mid-ocean ridge

Back

seismic waves from earthquakes

Front

What landform is most likely to form when two continental plates collide? Options: the rift valley, a deep ocean trench, the mid-ocean ridge, a mountain range

Back

a mountain range

Front

Name the layers of the Earth from hottest to coolest.

Back

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust