Plate Tectonic Review

Mid - Year Review

Plate Tectonics

Poll

How confident do you feel about Plate Tectonics and the Layers of the Earth?

• Super Confident.

  
  

  I got this no problem!

• Pretty Confident.

  
  

  I know most of what we've learned.

• Somewhat Confident.

  
  

  I should probably study more.

• Not Confident.

  
  

  I need extra help!

Multiple Choice

the layer of earth made mostly out of iron

• core

• crust

• mantle

Multiple Choice

Which layer has the most mass?

• Crust

• Mantle

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Multiple Choice

What is the most central part of the earth?

• Core

• Crust

Multiple Choice

Which layer is considered plastic or partially molten?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

Open Ended

After watching the video, what is one piece of evidence that supports continental drift?

In other words, how do we know the tectonic plates are moving?

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the single, large continent that Wegner based his Continental Drift Theory around?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangea

• Panthalassa

Multiple Choice

Which tectonic plate moves TOWARDS each other...

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Continental

Multiple Choice

Which tectonic plate moves AWAY from each other...

• Divergent

• Continental

• Transform

• Covergent

Multiple Choice

Which tectonic plate boundary SLIDES past each other...

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Continental

Multiple Choice

What do scientists use to measure the rate of tectonic plate movement?

• Google Maps

• Mohs Hardness Scale

• Global Positioning System

• Richter Scale

Poll

How confident do you feel about Plate Tectonics and the Layers of the Earth?

• Super Confident.

  
  

  I got this no problem!

• Pretty Confident.

  
  

  I know most of what we've learned.

• Somewhat Confident.

  
  

  I should probably study more.

• Not Confident.

  
  

  I need extra help!