What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which layer of the Earth is made up of molten rock and is located beneath the crust?

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Lithosphere

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?

• Gondwana

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

What is the main cause of tectonic plate movement?

• Wind currents

• Ocean tides

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Gravity from the Moon

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust and islands?

• Sliding boundary

• Constructive boundary

• Destructive boundary

• Collision boundary

At which type of plate boundary do earthquakes most commonly occur?

• Only at destructive boundaries

• Only at collision boundaries

• Only at sliding boundaries

• At most types of plate boundaries

What is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates called?

• Epicentre

• Focus

• Fault

• Seismograph

What is the name for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus?

• Epicentre

• Fault line

• Seismic zone

• Crust

Which instrument is used to measure the strength of earthquakes?

• Barometer

• Seismograph

• Thermometer

• Anemometer