Forces on Earth's Lithosphere

Which are the following is evidence of plate movement?

• Coast lines of different continents look like they could fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Similar plant and animal fossils have been found on continents separated by thousands of miles of ocean.

• Modern technology has allowed us to measure the movement of plates.

• Scientists have detailed journal writings from people who witnessed Pangaea.

What is this a picture of?

• The United States

• Pangea

• Europe

• none of the above

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

Where are there many earthquakes and volcanoes?

• South America

• Hawaii

• Ring of Fire

• The United States

Which US state was formed by a Hot Spot?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• South Carolina

• Iowa

The four layers that make-up the earth’s composition are

• Crust, Lithosphere, Mesosphere and Core
• Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle and Core
• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
• Mantle, Outer Core, Lithosphere and Crust

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

• Part of the mantle
• Crust, mantle, Core
• Crust and upper mantle
• Only the crust

Which plate boundary does not create volcanoes?

• transform
• convergent
• divergent

The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the ________________.

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere

Which event can produce an earthquake?

• the crash of tsunamis against a shoreline

• convection of hot rock deep within the mantle

• movement of tectonic plates along a boundary

• the violent shaking of sections of the lithosphere