6th Grade Science AAP Study Guide

layer of earth is closest to Earth's crust

• core

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

plastic-like layer at the upper mantle upon which the plates rest

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• core

The Himalayan Mountains are some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. They are located in the northeast portion of India. They are at the plate boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. These mountains are the result of which type of boundary?

• Divergent Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

• Convergent Boundaries

• Passive Boundaries

True or False. All tectonic plates are located at the earth's core.

• True

• False

• Some tectonic plates are located at the earth's core

• Tectonic plates are only found in the mantle

occurs at divergent boundaries

• mid-ocean ridge

• mountain range

• subduction zone

• transform fault

What is the crust and upper mantle called?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• hydrosphere

What is created when two continental plates collide?

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• mountains

• ocean trenches

hot magma moving up and down because of heating and cooling

• convection currents

• radiation waves

• conduction heat

• thermal expansion

Name of large landmass (super continent)

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

How are trenches formed?

• one tectonic plate goes underneath another tectonic plate

• two tectonic plates collide and push upwards

• a single tectonic plate breaks apart

• ocean currents erode the ocean floor