Layers of the Earth

The crust is made up of tectonic plates.

• True
• False

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________________.

• Atmosphere

• Asthenosphere

• ocean

• lithosphere

Temperature __________ with depth.

• increases

• decreases

The 3 main types of rock are: (select 3 options)

• igneous

• pebbles

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

________ is when one plate moves under another plate.

• abduction

• subduction

• density

• transformation

The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.

• True
• False

The ____________ is hotter than the Sun.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Plates that move TOGETHER are called:

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Plates that move AWAY from each other are called:

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Plates that move SIDE-TO-SIDE are called:

• convergent

• divergent

• transform