Plate Tectonics

What layer of Earth do we live on?

• The Core

• The Outer Layer

• The Crust

What do we call scientists who study rocks and the formation of Earth?

• Biologists

• Chemists

• Geologists

What is a divergent plate boundary?

• occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• When two plate boundaries collide

• When two plates slide past each other

What does Transform fault mean?

• occurs when two plates move away from each other.

• When two plate boundaries collide.

• When two plates slide past each other.

Which Earth's layers would be considered the THINNEST?

• The Mantle

• The Crust

• The Core

• The Outer Core

The Inner Core is the size of ...

• a fingernail

• the moon

• the size of New York City

• the entire earth

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart?

• Pangea

• Panfriedchicken

• Canada

• United States

What are the 3 rocks that make up the rock cycle?

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

• Zinc, Igneous, Calcium

• Igneous, Gold, Diamonds

• Diamonds, Fire Rock, Zinc

What is the largest layer among Earth's 4 main layers?

• the crust

• the mantle

• the inner core

• the sun

Which statement is true?

• Magma is when hurricanes hit land.

• Magma is molten rock that is INSIDE the earth; lava is molten rock that breaks through the earth's surface.

• Lava is molten rock that is INSIDE the earth; magma is molten rock that is breaks through the earth's surface.

• A geologist is someone who studies plants.