Earth Science Review

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• outer, inner, and middle

• top, middle, and bottom

• surface, middle, and center

• crust, mantle, and core

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• crust

• atmosphere

• mantle

• core

Which subtopic of Earth Science studies the movement of the Earth's plates?

• Volcanoes

• Weather patterns

• Astronomy

• Plate Tectonics

What is the name for the openings in the Earth's crust through which molten rock and gases escape?

• Magma chimneys

• Volcanic vents

• Earthquake holes

• Crust fissures

What causes an earthquake?

• Tectonic plate movement

• Meteor impact

• Volcanic eruption

• Global warming

Which layer of the Earth is made up of solid rock and is divided into several large and small plates?

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

What is the name for a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the Earth?

• volcano

• tornado

• hurricane

• earthquake

What is the name for the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust?

• tornado

• volcano eruption

• hurricane

• earthquake

What is the name for the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core?

• mantle

• ocean

• crust

• atmosphere

What is the name for the theory that the Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle?

• Crust theory

• Mantle movement

• Earth's division

• Plate tectonics