Layers of Earth Plate Tectonics

This question has two parts A & B:

Convection in Earth’s mantle drives the process of plate tectonics—the slow movement of Earth’s rigid plates.

A. Plates tend to.......

where mantle is upwelling.

B. Plate....... where mantle is downwelling.

• Converge/ Float

• Diverge/ Converge

• Sink/ Converge

• Broke/ Connect

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Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than continental crust. At a subduction zone, the plate with.......

sinks under the plate with.......

• Oceanic Crust/ Sea Crust

• Continental Crust/ Soil Crust

• Oceanic Crust/ Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust/ Continentall Curst

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Where does most of the heat from Earth’s interior escape to the surface?

Choose 1 answer:

• Major transform fault zones

• Volcanoes at subduction zones

• Hotspots

• Mid-ocean ridges

Earth is made of several different layers. Match the layer of Earth to its description.

A. Inner Core B. Outer Core C. Mantle D. Crust

Which is correct?

• A. Thin, rocky layer. B. Layer of solid metal. C. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. D. Layer of flowing, liquid metal.

• A. Layer of solid metal. B. Layer of flowing, liquid metal. C. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. D. Thin, rocky layer.

• A. Layer of flowing,liquid metal. B. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. C. Thin, rocky layer. D. Layer of solid metal.

• A. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. B. Layer of solid metal. C. Thin, rocky layer. D. Layer of flowing, liquid metal.

At the edges of tectonic plates, four things can happen. Match the plate movement with the common effects on Earth’s surface.

A. Plates spread apart. B. Plates collide and crumple. C. One plate sinks under the other. D. Plates slide past each other.

• A. Mountain Ranges.

  B. Transform faults.

  C. Mid - Ocean Ridges.

  D. Volcanic arcs.

• A. Volcanic arcs.

  B. Mid- Ocean Ridges.

  C. Transform faults.

  D. Mountain Ranges

• A. Mid - Ocean Ridges.

  B. Mountain Ranges.

  C. Volcanic arcs.

  D. Transform faults.

• A. Transform faults.

  B. Volcanic arcs.

  C. Mountain Ranges.

  D. Mid - Ocean Ridges.

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Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

Where is convection happening on Earth?

Choose all answers that apply:

• Atmosphere

• Earth’s outer core

• Earth’s mantle

• Oceans

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What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

• Fast and in stages

• Fast and constant

• Slow and in stages

• Slow and constant

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Q. What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?

• Subduction

• Seafloor Spreading

• Convergent

• Earthquakes

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Use the picture and determine which evidence best supports the idea that the landmasses of Earth were once in these positions?

• Bedrock in Australia and Greenland have glacier scratches.

• Matching rock layers can be found in Africa and South America.

• North America and India have matching mountain chains.

• All the above

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