Plate Tectonics Vocab Review

the combination of Earth's inner and outer core, mantle, and crust

• geosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• atmosphere

Select the layer that represents the mantle from the image.

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Select the layer that is liquid and is responsible for the Earth's protective magnetic shield.

Select the layer is the hottest, most dense and is solid rock!

Select the layer that represents the crust from the image.

Layer #18 (see image) is the lithosphere and it carries continents and oceans! What is this layer also known as?

• A: Rock layer

• B: Tectonic plates

• C: Asthenosphere

Layer #19 (see image) is called the asthenosphere and it is molten, allowing the tectonic plates to ride on top! Which of Earth's layers is the asthenosphere a part of?

• A: Crust

• B: Core

• C: Mantle

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True or False: Earth's tectonic plates are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate.

• True

• False

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What is the lithosphere?

• The outer core layer of Earth

• The rigid, outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust

• The solid rock layer that is beneath the ocean

• The core of the Earth

The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, shaping Earth's surface and causing catastrophic events is called:

• Continental Drift Theory

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Pangaea

• Seismic Activity Theory

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