Litosfer Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• atmosphere

• core

• mantle

• crust

Which tectonic plate is the largest?

• Antarctic Plate

• Atlantic Plate

• Indian Plate

• Pacific Plate

What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

• Igneous rock

What is the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another called?

• Collision

• Erosion

• Crustal shift

• Subduction

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Lemuria

• Atlantis

What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust?

• 100-120 kilometers

• 30-50 kilometers

• 70-90 kilometers

• 10-20 kilometers

What are the two types of crust found in the lithosphere?

• continental crust and oceanic crust

• continental crust and seismic crust

• tectonic crust and seismic crust

• continental crust and tectonic crust

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

• Continental Drift

• Crustal Movement Hypothesis

• Earthquake Theory

• Plate Tectonics

What is the term for the breaking and shifting of rocks along a fault line?

• shifting

• cracking

• splitting

• faulting

What is the name of the layer between the crust and the mantle?

• Lehmann

• Moho

• Gutenberg

• S-wave