Geology - Plates, Boundaries, and Earth's Layers

Which of the following is NOT created by a convergent boundary?

• Mountains

• Flat Surfaces

• Mid-Oceanic Ridges

• Earthquakes

Which of the following layers is a solid ball?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which of the following increase as you go deeper into the Earth?

• temperature

• gravity

• metal

• faults

This also increases as you go deeper into the Earth?

• plates

• pressure

• gases

• liquid

What is the largest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the hottest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Transform Boundaries create.....

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The space between plates is called a

• Plate Gap

• Plate Space

• Fault

• Empty Space

When plates move towards each other, it is what kind of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Fault

When plates move away from one another, it is what kind of boundary?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Fault