Investigation 6: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics

In which layer of Earth do most earthquakes occur?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

Earth's ________________is broken into irregular pieces called plates.

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• biosphere
• hydrosphere

What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust

• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Lithosphere
• Transosphere

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

This image is of....

• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Divergent Boundary

This image is of...

• Convergent boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Divergent Boundary

What special force is found in the asthenosphere?

• Wind
• Convection currents
• Tides
• Lava

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Sedergent
• Transform

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

• oceanic
• continental
• neither