Layers of the Earth & Plate Movement

The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

• crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

When hotter material rises and cooler material sinks, this process is called:

• trenches

• convection

• boundary

• tectonic plates

The main driving force of plate tectonic energy comes from the:

• crust

• trenches

• mantle

• atmosphere

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The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge is called sea-floor spreading.

• true

• false

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The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

• asthenosphere

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

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The movement of plates at a divergent boundary

• move towards each other
• slide past each other
• move up and down
• move away from each other

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What is a major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy?

• earthquakes
• volcanic eruptions
• divergent boundaries

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils
• Mountains
• Glaciers
• Sand Erosion

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The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• divergent
• continent-to-continent convergent
• ocean-to-continent convergent
• transform

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