What are Tectonic Plates?

What does the Earth's crust compare to in the peach analogy?

• The thin hard skin

• The seed within the stone

• The thick layer of yellow flesh

• The stone on the inside

What are the two main parts of the Earth's core?

• The lithosphere and the asthenosphere

• The outer core and the inner core

• The upper mantle and the lower mantle

• The mantle and the crust

What is the lithosphere made up of?

• The mantle and the core

• The crust and the upper mantle

• The crust and the outer core

• The upper mantle and the lower mantle

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

• The shape of the ocean floors

• Fossils of animals found on different continents

• The movement of the moon

• The temperature of the inner core

What is the supercontinent called that existed 335 million years ago?

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

• The rotation of the Earth

• Magnetic fields

• Convection currents within the mantle

• Gravity

What happens at a constructive or divergent plate margin?

• Plates overlap each other

• Plates slide against each other

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates move away from each other

How were the Himalayas formed?

• By volcanic activity

• By plates moving away from each other

• By two plates smashing together and pushing upwards

• By a meteor impact

What is found at the center of the Earth?

• A liquid layer of molten magma

• A vast ocean of water

• A solid ball made of iron

• A large deposit of diamonds

What kind of movement occurs at a conservative or transform plate margin?

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide against each other

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates melt into each other