Earth's Layers and Tectonic Plates Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

What is the temperature of the mantle?

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 4000 degrees Celsius

• 2000 degrees Celsius

• 6000 degrees Celsius

What is the composition of the outer core?

• Rock

• Metal

• Magma

• Water

What is the deepest layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

What process is happening inside the mantle?

• Subduction

• Evaporation

• Convection

• Erosion

What is the name for the circular cycle of rising and sinking magma in the mantle?

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Tectonic plate

• Convection cell

What is formed when magma reaches the surface and solidifies?

• Ridge push

• Slab pull

• Tectonic plate

• New crust

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Snow

• Mantle convection

• Rain

• Wind

What is the boundary between two tectonic plates where magma rises up and creates new crust called?

• Subduction zone

• Trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic arc

What are the large moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere called?

• Rocks

• Tectonic plates

• Magma

• Minerals