Plate Tectonics Quiz

What compositional layer would you travel through in the exact center of Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer is the slow-flowing lower part of the mantle?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Core

• Mesosphere

Which compositional layer of Earth is the thinnest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

How is the outer core of Earth different from the inner core?

• outer core is solid

• outer core is liquid

• inner core is liquid

• inner core is solid

Look at the picture. Which statement is true?

• A is the crust, B is the core, and C is the mantle.

• A is the core, B is the mantle and C is the crust.

• A is the inner core, B is the outer core, C is the mantle

• A is the core, B is the crust and C is the mantle.

According to this map, where can you infer that mountains are being formed?

• between the Scotia Plate and the Pacific Plate

• between the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate

• between the South American Plate and the African Plate

• between the North America Plate and the Antarctic Plate

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How are oceanic and continental crust different?

• Oceanic crust is thinner and lighter than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is thicker and lighter than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is thicker and denser than continental crust.

Which of the following is a process that occurs at divergent boundaries?

• magnetic reversals

• recycling of crustal material

• formation of continental crust

• formation of mid-ocean ridges

What can you infer from the figure?

• Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.

• Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust.

Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?

• At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

• At a transform boundary, plates move apart.

• At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.

• At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under another plate.