What is the top layer of the Earth called?

• lava

• crust

• mantle

• pangaea

What is the crust made of?

• a thin layer of solid rock

• a thin layer of ice

• a thick layer of dirt

• a floating layer of magma

What is the name of the layer BELOW the Earth's crust?

• core

• sedimentary rock

• lower crust

• mantle

What is the mantle made of?

• ice

• water

• molten or melted rock

• gas

The large chunks that the crust is broken up into are called ________________.

• mantle pieces

• tectonic plates

• divergent tables

• mountains

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What is the hot, liquid rock below the Earth's crust called?

• magma

• tar

• boiling sediments

• hydrogen

What is the name of the single huge supercontinent that existed when all of Earth's continents were joined together?

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

• Panamerica

• Pandora

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

• The hottest place on Earth

• Area where the most forest fires occur

• Circle of volcanoes located in the Pacific Ocean

• The largest volcano located in Australia

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What are divergent plate boundaries?

• Where two plates divide

• Where two plates slide

• Where two plates collide

• Where two plates submerge

What are convergent plate boundaries?

• Where two plates slide

• Where two plates submerge

• Where two plates divide

• Where two plates collide

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