Dynamic Planet Review

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth

• ocean tides

• convection currents in the mantle

• the moon's gravity

Volcanoes and Earthquakes typically occur _______________.

• along plate boundaries

• only under water

• only in hawaii

• where it is usually hot

What type of boundary is this?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

• Transform / Earthquakes

• Subduction / Volcano Eruption

• Tornado / Rain

• Mountain Building / Volcanism

Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock?

• Mantle

• Outer Layer

• Plate Boundary

• Liquid Core

Layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's surface?

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

• Outer core

The place where to plates meet?

• Pattern

• Plate Boundary

• Mantle

• Earthquake

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle 
• outer core