Earth's Layers & Tectonic Plate Quiz

What are the three main layers of the Earth's interior based on chemical and physical properties?

• Crust, Mantle, Core

• Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere

• Crust, Asthenosphere, Outer Core

• Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

Which layer of the Earth is described as being solid and made up of silica (quartz) rich plates?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

What is the state of the Earth's outer core?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Semi-solid

• Gaseous

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What is the theory of Plate Tectonics?

• A theory that the Earth is expanding

• A theory that the Earth is contracting

• A theory that the crust is made up of giant plates of rock that float upon the liquid filled mantle of the earth

• A theory that the Earth is static and unchanging

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Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

What causes tectonic plates to move around the Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• Mantle convection cells

• The expansion of the Earth due to heat

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Which layer is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

Which layer is made up of two different kinds of layers: oceanic and continental?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

Which illustration demonstrates a divergent plate boundary?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which illustration demonstrates a convergent plate boundary?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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