Q5: Chapter 14 Quiz

The outermost layer of the Earth, and also the thinnest layer of the Earth.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The inner plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Earth's crust move.

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Core

Pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the mantle.

• Tectonic Plates

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Continents

The original theory of plate tectonics that was developed due to the same fossils being found in several continents.

• Plate tectonics

• Uniformitarianism

• Continental drift

• Seafloor spreading

Tectonic plate boundaries where plates slide past each other.

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

Which of the following are types of plate movement? (Check all that apply)

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Transform

• Convection

What two natural occurrences are frequently found at convergence boundaries? (Check 2)

• Earthquakes

• Faults

• Volcanoes

• Seafloor spreading

The thickest layer of the Earth, mostly made up of magma and containing most of the Earth's mass.

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

Which is usually thinner and denser?

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

The stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object, such as two colliding tectonic plates.

• Tension

• Folding

• Compression

• Fracture