plate tectonics

What is the hottest section of the Earth's Interior?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• universal

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• ocean

• atmosphere

• wind

• convection

The San Andreas fault is an example of which type of boundary?

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• universal

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.