Final Exam Review: Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

Which of these two layers is a solid?

• innercore
• Outercore

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle 
• outer core

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases
• decreases 
• goes up or down depending on the layer
• stays the same

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Reform
• Transform

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Two plates spread or move apart at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform