Plate Motion Chapter 1 and 2 Checkpoint

Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

• Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.

• Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

• Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material.

• Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.

Which statement best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the soil and water in the image?

• Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.

• Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

• Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.

• Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of water.

Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

• Soft; hard

• Hard; soft

• Soft; soft

• Hard; hard

Which diagram shows what happens at a convergent plate boundary?

• A

• B

• A and B

• None of the above

"Converge" means...

• To drift apart

• To move towards each other

• To slip by each other

• To stop

"Diverge" means...

• To move in different directions

• To move towards each other

• To slip past something

• To stop

The plate boundary shown in the image is a ______ boundary because...

• Convergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

• Convergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

• Divergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

• Divergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

Cross Section

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

• A diagonal portion of a larger object.

• When two line are drawn over each other at a 90⁰ angle.

• A piece of a pizza.

Outer Layer

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.