Earth Science Quiz

What is the Earth's outermost rocky layer called?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What do we call the layer on which tectonic plates float?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Income

• Equity

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind Erosion

• Earth's rotation

• Lunar Gravity

• Convection currents

What was the name of the massive global ocean that existed 240 million years ago?

• Paurasia

• Pondwana

• Pangaea

• Panthalassa

What was the name of the super continent that existed 240 million years ago?

• Paurasia

• Pondwana

• Pangaea

• Panthalassa

What happens in a subduction zone?

• Plates move apart

• Mountains erode

• Plates slide past each other

• One plate sink beneath another

The theory that suggests continents slowly move across Earth's surface is called:

• Subduction

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

Wegener noticed that the coastlines of which two continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces, suggesting they were once connected?

• Europe and Asia

• Australia and Antarctica

• North America and Africa

• South America and Africa

Why was Wegener's theory initially rejected?

• He used fake data

• He had no evidence

• He ignored fossil records

• He could not explain how continents moved

What causes a tsunami?

• Volcanic ash

• Typhoon winds

• Heavy rainfall

• Underwater earthquakes