Plate Tectonics Review

hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

• Continental drift

• Paleomagnetism

• Seafloor spreading

• Mid-ocean ridge

Where is the densest material located in Earth?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Where is the least dense material located on Earth?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

What two layers of the Earth have convection in them?

• Inner Core/Outer Core

• Outer Core/Mantle

• Mantle/Crust

• Crust/Inner Core

What is the INNERMOST layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the OUTERMOST layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the state of matter of the Earth's crust?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

What is the state of matter of the Earth's mantle?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

What is the state of matter of the Earth's outer core?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

What is the state of matter of the Earth's inner core? 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas