Landform Patterns Test

True or False: The mantle is made of its own layers.

• True
• False

How many major tectonic plates does Earth have?

• 5
• 7
• 8
• 10

True or False: the plates move around very quickly.

• True
• False

Why do the tectonic plates move?

• The wind pushes them
• They are alive
• They are floating
• They are very heavy

The movement of tectonic plates can cause ______.

• Tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• Blizzards
• Earthquakes

What causes a volcano to erupt?

• Rising pressure
• Hotter magma
• Weak rocks
• Pyroclastic flows

Where is the volcano’s crater formed?

• Beneath Earth’s crust
• At the top of the volcano
• On the side of the volcano
• At the base of the volcano

How is lava different than magma?

• It is made of different types of rocks
• It is hotter than magma
• It is magma on Earth’s surface
• It is magma inside the Earth

True or False: Sometimes when a volcano erupts, the top of the mountain explodes.

• True
• False

True or False: Lava only comes out of the top of a volcano, never the side.

• True
• False