Quiz Review (Acc): Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

There is/are ____ type(s) of earth's crust.

• one

• two

• three

• four

Which statement below correctly describes earth's lithosphere?

• The rigid and brittle uppermost part of the mantle (including the crust) that is broken into tectonic plates.

• The semi-solid, upper part of the mantle that "flows".

• The densest layer of earth--it is solid due to extreme pressure.

• One of the hottest layers of the earth--it is liquid due to extreme temperatures.

Which statement below correctly describes earth's asthenosphere?

• The rigid and brittle uppermost part of the mantle (including the crust) that is broken into tectonic plates.

• The semi-solid part of the mantle that "flows".

• The densest layer of earth--it is solid due to extreme pressure.

• One of the hottest layers of the earth--it is liquid due to extreme temperatures.

Which statement below correctly describes earth's inner core?

• The rigid and brittle uppermost part of the mantle (including the crust) that is broken into tectonic plates.

• The semi-solid part of the mantle that "flows".

• The densest layer of earth--it is solid due to extreme pressure.

• One of the hottest layers of the earth--it is liquid due to extreme temperatures.

Which statement below correctly describes earth's outer core?

• The rigid and brittle uppermost part of the mantle (including the crust) that is broken into tectonic plates.

• The semi-solid part of the mantle that "flows".

• The densest layer of earth--it is solid due to extreme pressure.

• One of the hottest layers of the earth--it is liquid due to extreme temperatures.

"The process by which dense oceanic crust sinks beneath a less dense continental crust at a convergent plate boundary"

• Convection Zone

• Subduction Zone

• Lithospheric Process

• Convergence Process

"The movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another"

• Convection Current

• Subduction Zone

• Lithosphere Current

• Radiation Zone

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Which below correctly describes the movement of molten rock that scientists believe to be happening in the mantle?

• Hotter, more dense rock rises and cooler, less dense rock sinks.

• Hotter, less dense rock rises and cooler, more dense rock sinks.

• Cooler, more dense rock rises and hotter, less dense rock sinks.

• Cooler, less dense rock rises and hotter, more dense rock sinks.

Which below is a true statement about the layers of the Earth?

• The asthenosphere "floats" on top of the lithosphere.

• The inner core is the hottest layer and is liquid.

• The inner core is the hottest layer and is solid due to extreme pressure.

• The mantle is solid rock.

Which below is a false statement about the layers of the earth?

• The outer core is the only liquid layer.

• The outer core is the hottest layer.

• The lithosphere "floats" on top of the asthenosphere.

• Convection currents are believed to be happening in the mantle.