WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plate Tectonics is the study of______________
a)
continental drift
b)
lava and magma
c)
ocean and water
d)
air and wind
2.
What causes the plates to move?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
heat from inside the earth
d)
oceans
3.
The plate tectonics theory explains __________
a)
how the continents are drifted
b)
the cause of volcanoes and earthquakes
c)
how mountains are formed
d)
all of the above
4.
Which layer of the earth is soft but not melted?
a)
mantle
b)
core
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
5.
Which layer of the earth is the thinnest?
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
outer core
6.
Which layer of the earth is the hottest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
7.
The earth's crust is made up of____________ and ___________
a)
oceanic crust and continental crust
b)
lava and magma
c)
sand and water
d)
air and wind
8.
The earth's crust is made up of many large pieces called _________
a)
magma
b)
plates
c)
lava
d)
inner core
9.
The earth's crust is made up of ___________ and _________
a)
rocks, soil and water
b)
inner core
c)
outer core
d)
magma
10.
The layer of the earth under the crust is called__________
a)
mantle
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
inner core
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