Earth's Structures

Fault-Block mountains are only formed where two plates converge into folds.

• True
• False

_____________ is the theory that describes how large slabs of lithosphere move.

• seismic waves
• sphere theory
• plate tectonics
• microevolution

The crust is the thinnest layer of Earth.

• True
• False

Both earthquakes and volcanoes are often found along _________, which are cracks in Earth's crust.

• plate tectonics
• faults
• epicenters
• lithospheres

Which is NOT a type of mountain?

• fault-block mountain
• erosion mountain
• deposition mountain
• fold mountain

This layer of the Earth consists of solid metal.

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Earthquakes' magnitudes are measured on the __________ scale.

• Fahrenheit
• Richter
• Celsius
• Fault line 

Which is NOT a way that plates interact?

• subverging
• converging
• sliding
• diverging

Lava is melted rock beneath the Earth's surface is the mantle.

• True
• False

The intense vibrations felt throughout Earth's crust during an earthquake are called ___________.

• plate tectonics
• faults
• seismic waves
• heat waves