Dynamic Earth

This solid layer of Earth is made of iron and nickel.

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

This image shows which of the following?

• Earthquake

• Mountain formation

• Subduction zone

• Riff Valley formation

What is the border between two tectonic plates called?

• boundary

• line

• trench

• None of the above

What is the name of the tectonic plate highlighted in red?

• South American

• Australian

• Pacific

• Nazca

What type of crust is found underneath the continents?

• Oceanic Crust

• Geologic crust

• Continental crust

• Rocky crust

As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature and density of the material change?

• The would all increase

• The would all decrease.

• They would stay the same.

• Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

Who is the person credited with developing the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary