Unit 3 - History of Earth

What is the correct order of Earth's layers?  Starting at the surface. 

• Outer core, inner core,  crust, mantle
• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

What are the two types of crust?

• water crust and land crust
• country crust and water crust
• oceanic crust and continental crust

What are the two layers of the upper mantle?

• asthenosphere and lithosphere
• atmosphere and troposphere
• mesosphere and thermosphere

What type of rock is found in the oceanic crust?

• Basalt
• Granite
• Pumice

What type of rock is found in the continental crust?

• Basalt
• Granite
• Pumice

What is Pangaea?

• The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago 
• Another name for continental drift
• The name of an ancient fossil

The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface is known  as

• Pangaea
• Continental Drift
• Sea-floor Spreading

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is   known as a 

• Transform
• Divergent
• Convergent

A place where two plates come together is known as

• Transform
• Divergent
• Convergent

A place where two plate move away from one another is known as

• Transform
• Divergent
• Convergent