Layers of the Earth Quiz

Inside the Earth has four major layers. Which layer causes movement in the continents?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

Name the layers correctly.

• 1 – mantle, 2 – inner core, 3 – outer core, 4 – crust

• 1 – crust, 2 – mantle, 3 – inner core, 4 – outer core

• 1 – crust, 2 – mantle, 3 - outer core, 4 – inner core

• 1 – crust, 2 – inner core, 3 – mantle, 4 – outer core

In which layer would you find convection currents?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

As we go deeper into the Earth, which of the following is true?

• Pressure goes up and temperature goes down

• Pressure goes down and temperature goes up

• Both pressure and temperature go up

• Both pressure and temperature go down

Alfred Wegener proposed that all continents were once joined together to form a supercontinent known as what?

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangea

• Pancreas

Tectonic plates are pieces of the _______ that move on the asthenosphere.

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Identify the type of plate movement.

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• None of the above

A plate boundary is a place where two tectonic plates meet. Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?

• At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

• At a transform boundary, plates move apart.

• At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.

• At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under the other.

Which statement best supports the theory of continental drift?

• Basaltic rock is found to be younger at increasing distances from a mid-ocean ridge.

• Marine fossils are often found in deep-well drill cores.

• The present continents appear to fit together as pieces of a larger landmass.

• Areas of shallow-water seas tend to accumulate sediment, which gradually sinks.