Grade 6 - Reviewer

Divergent plate boundaries move away from each other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which generates Earth's magnetic field?

• core

• mantle

• crust

Intensity is the measurement of the energy released by an earthquake.

• False

• True

Which is composed primarily of iron and nickel?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

It occurs when plates bump or scrape as they slide along each other.

• volcanic earthquake

• man-made earthquake

• tectonic earthquake

Which is NOT true about the layers of the Earth?

• The core is the innermost layer of the Earth.

• The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth.

• The crust is the thickest layer of the Earth.

• Outer core generates the Earth’s magnetic field.

Which tectonic plates collide or come together?

How thick is the continental crust?

• 35 km

• 53 km

• 33 km

• 55 km

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

Which tectonic plate slide past each other horizontally