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Earth's Layers/Plate Tectonic Quiz

Authored by Jessica Hingleton

Science

8th Grade

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Earth's Layers/Plate Tectonic Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Earth's crust like?

uniform and thick

consistes mostly of iron and nickel

floats above a layer of hot magma

higher density than the core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the crust composed of?

silicon and oxygen

iron and nickel

iron and magnesium

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mantle composed of?

iron and magnesium

iron and nickel

silicon and oxygen

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of Earth is described as "plastic and flowing"

troposphere

asthenosphere

atmosphere

lithosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The theory of plate tectonics says:

Transform boundaries form when two lithospheric plates collide

Lithosphereic plates move because the inner core of Earth is liquid

Continents drift because they rest on lithospheric plates that move

Lithospheric plates are destroyed at the mid-ocean ridges

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The depth within the Earth's interior increases as

The density, temperature and pressure of Earth's interior increases

The density, temperature and pressure of Earth's interior decreases

The density and temperature of Earth's interior increases, and the pressure decreases

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The primary rock composition of Earth's oceanic crust is

granite

shale

basalt

sandstone

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