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WorksheetsInside the Restless Earth Ch. 4 Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
core
c)
crust
d)
inner core
2.
This layer of the Earth is liquid and very hot.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
3.
This causes plates to move.
a)
thermal expansion
b)
convection currents
c)
conduction currents
d)
radiation currents
4.
The ancient continent that contained all the landmasses is called?
a)
Pangaea
b)
Gondwana
c)
Laurasia
d)
Panthalassa
5.
The type of tectonic palate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
normal
6.
The type of tectonic plate boundary that sometimes has a subduction zone is
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
normal
7.
The San Andreas fault is an example of a
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
normal boundary
8.
The part of the Earth that is liquid is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
9.
Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
a)
core
b)
mesophere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
10.
Which of the following pieces of evidence that states that supports plate tectonics
a)
Mrs. Payne said
b)
fossils from the same species are found on different continents.
c)
Wegner said
11.
What are three ways that thermal energy can be transferred?
a)
convection, conduction, normal
b)
convection, conduction, radiation
c)
convection, conductor, radiation
d)
conveyor, conductor, radiation
12.
Why can we not reach the core of the Earth?
a)
too hot
b)
We don't want to go.
c)
We would fall through to China
d)
The dragons asleep in the mantle will wake and reign down destruction
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