Unit 5 Vocabulary Quizs for Summative

The most dense type of crust that sinks and contains mainly basalt rock is called

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

• Sedimentary crust

• Metamorphic crust

The movement of rock in Earth’s mantle layer that occurs when cooler rock sinks and warmer rock rises is called

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Subduction

This boundary is formed when two plates that are parallel to each other slide/scrape against each other in opposite directions, causing earthquakes

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

____________________ is calculated by total mass divided by total volume (units of measurement are grams/cubic centimeters)

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Weight

The chemical composition layer of Earth is located between the core and the crust.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Description of the large-scale movement within Earth’s layers and the explanation of how and why features in Earth’s crust form and the continents move is called

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

• Seafloor spreading

• Earthquake dynamics

Crust, Mantle, Outer core, and Inner core are the four

• main layers of Earth

• types of rocks

• oceanic zones

• atmospheric layers

The liquid layer of Earth’s core is located beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core. It is composed of liquid iron and nickel.

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

Forms when two plates collide

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Plate boundary

The chemical composition layer of Earth that extends from below the mantle to the center of the Earth is called the

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere