Earth Science Quiz

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• surface, middle, and center

• top, middle, and bottom

• crust, mantle, and core

• outer, inner, and middle

What type of landform is formed by the erosion of water?

• Mountains, plateaus, deserts

• Forests, grasslands, tundras

• Islands, peninsulas, isthmuses

• Valleys, canyons, river deltas

The temperature of the inner core is as hot as the sun's surface

• True

• False

What is the name for a mountain that is formed by volcanic activity?

• Plateau

• Hill

• Canyon

• Volcano

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• crust

• core

• atmosphere

• mantle

What type of landform is formed by convergence ?

• Plateaus

• Oceans

• Forests

• Mountains

What is the process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

• Divergence

• Convergence

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the name for the area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

• Ring of Fire

• Loop of Destruction

• Circle of Doom

• Belt of Chaos

What is the name for the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another?

• overduction

• superduction

• subduction

• sidduction

What is the name for the process of two tectonic plates sliding past each other?

• Subduction

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform