Plate Boundaries Quiz

The center layer of the Earth

• mantle
• core
• crust
• home

Earth's layer between the crust and the core

• core
• mantle
• mass
• Missouri

Which of Earth's layers is found at the center, is the hottest layer, and is made of solid metal?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

What is the thinnest, outermost layer of Earth called?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...

• plates
• faults
• fossils
• puzzle pieces

Who came up with the theory of Continental Drift?

• Albert Einstein
• Issac Newton
• Alfred Wegener
• Mrs. Collar

The "super continent" that combined all of Earth's land into one huge continent millions of years ago is called...

• plate tectonics
• mountain formation
• North America
• Pangea

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence that supported continental drift?

• The shapes of different continents
• The giant volcano in the middle of Europe
• Similar fossils on each continent

Tectonic plates are part of which layer of Earth?

• crust
• mantle
• core

What causes most earthquakes?

• Wind blowing very hard.
• The core moving.
• Plates rubbing on each other.
• Rocks rolling down hill.