The Earth's Structure/Plate Tectonics

Which lists the layers of the earth in the correct order? (from the outside)

• Core, Mantle, Asthenosphere

• Asthenosphere, Mantle, Core

• Mantle, Asthenosphere, Core

• Mantle Asthenosphere, Core

Which layer of the Earth has plasticity and could be represented in a model with toothpaste?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

What is the coolest layer of the Earth?

• inner core

• lithosphere

• crust

• mantle

What is the hottest layer of the Earth?

• inner core

• lithosphere

• crust

• mantle

A LIMITED number of Elements make up the Earth's Crust. True or False?

• True

• False

What is the name of the plate labeled J?

• Eurasian

• Pacific

• North American

• African

What is the name of the plate labeled G?

• Nazca

• Indo- Australian

• African

• South American

What are the names of plates A and D?

• Nazca and Pacific

• African and South American

• African and North American

• North American and Pacific

What is formed where these plates are spreading apart?

• new ocean floor

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• mountains

What is formed where 2 CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDE?

• ocean basin

• earthquakes

• mountains

• volcano