Plate Tectonics lesson check

The crust that forms the continents is ___.

• continental crust

• oceanic crust

• plate tectonics

Earth's innermost layer is the ___.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin is the

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A layer of hot, solid rock that is flexible is the

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle is the

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• lower mantle

A layer of Earth that includes only the mantle and is where convection currents take place is

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

A layer of liquid metal is

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A boundary where two lithosphere plates are pushed together is called a ____ boundary

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary where two lithospheric plates are pulled away from each other is called a ____ boundary

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

A boundary where two lithospheric plates slide past each other in opposite directions is a ___ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform