Can You Remember What's under Your Feet?

What is the Earth's crust made up of?

• One solid layer

• Huge areas called tectonic plates

• Only water

• Only rocks

What do tectonic plates float on top of?

• The core

• The mantle

• The ocean

• The atmosphere

The Earth's crust isn't one ______ layer.

• solid

• liquid

• gaseous

• porous

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic plate shown on the map?

• Pacific plate

• African plate

• Arctic plate

• Eurasian plate

Use the two pieces of paper you have been given. Lay your “plates” flat onto the table. How many different ways can you move the plates around?

(a)  

Look at the diagram with two arrows pointing up and down. What type of plate movement does this show?

• Rubbing together

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

Look at the diagram with two arrows pointing towards each other. What type of plate movement does this show?

• Rubbing together

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

Look at the diagram with two arrows pointing away from each other. What type of plate movement does this show?

• Rubbing together

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

What happens when magma escapes through gaps in the Earth’s surface?

• A volcano erupts.

• An earthquake occurs.

• A tsunami forms.

• A mountain collapses.

__________ are one way mountains were formed.

• Volcanoes

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Oceans