Tectonic Plate Boundaries

The four layers of the Earth are:

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

• Crust, Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core

• Mantle, Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core

Convection currents cause the movement of tectonic plates.

• True

• False

In which of Earth's layers do convection currents occur?

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Crust

Earth's crust divided into large pieces are called?

• Tectonic Plates

• Plate Boundaries

• Plates

• Mantle

Which of the following about tectonic plates is NOT true?

• They can bump into each other.

• Plates move upon Earth's mantle.

• They move 1-3 meters a year.

• Earth's crust is divided into tectonic plates.

Tectonic plates move quickly across Earth's upper mantle.

• True

• False

The three types of plate boundaries are:

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Lateral

• Convergent, Lateral, Transform

• Divergent, Lateral, Transform

Which type of plate boundary does tectonic plates move apart or separate?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Tectonic

• Divergent

New crust is created at divergent boundaries.

• True

• False

What type of plate boundary does plates move towards each other or collide?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Tectonic