Plate tectonics

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Core

• Earth's crust

• Plate

What is the very center of the Earth made of?

• Soft rock

• Very hot metal

• Water

• Ice

What is a convergent boundary?

• When plates move apart

• When plates slide past each other

• When plates move toward each other

• When plates stop moving

What is magma?

• Melted rock inside the Earth

• Melted rock that comes out of a volcano

• A type of mountain

• A type of earthquake

What is a fault?

• A mountain that can erupt

• A crack in the Earth's crust where plates move

• A place where two plates meet

• A type of boundary

What is the idea that Earth's plates are always moving called?

• Plate boundary

• Plate tectonics

• Plate core

• Plate mantle

What is a transform boundary?

• When plates move apart

• When plates slide past each other

• When plates move toward each other

• When plates stop moving

What is lava?

• Melted rock inside the Earth

• Melted rock that comes out of a volcano

• A type of earthquake

• A type of boundary

What is an earthquake?

• A mountain that can erupt

• Sudden shaking of the ground when plates move

• A crack in the Earth's crust

• A type of boundary

What is a divergent boundary?

• When plates move apart

• When plates slide past each other

• When plates move toward each other

• When plates stop moving