Plate Tectonics Study Guide

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth
• Ring of Fire
• Ring of Stone
• Ring of Diamond

Molten rock that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

Mountains form from....

• Tectonic plates sliding past one another
• Collision of tectonic plates
• Tectonic plates moving away from each other
• Tectonic plates disappearing

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

• core
• lava
• magma
• mantle

The core of the earth is made of solid...

• chocolate
• copper
• carbon dioxide
• iron

When two tectonic plates interact, what can be caused?

• Beach erosion and Tornadoes
• Tsunamis and storms
• Earthquakes and volcanoes
• Tornadoes and Hurricanes