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Layers of the Earth &+ Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the Earth is the innermost layer?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

2.

Which layer of the Earth is the outermost layer?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

3.

This layer is made mostly of granite and rock

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

4.

This layer is made of solid and melted rock

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

5.

This layer is the deepest layer of the earth.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

6.

This layer is as hot as the sun

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

7.

This layer is made of mostly nickel and iron

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

8.

This layer is the thinnest layer of the Earth

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

9.

This layer contains the ocean floor and continents

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

10.

This layer moves slow like putty.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

11.

This is the layer of the Earth that we walk on.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

12.

This is the layer that contains Earth’s plates.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

13.

This is the layer that is all liquid - hot lava made of iron, nickel, sulfur, and oxygen

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

14.

This layer is a solid ball located at the center of the Earth

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

15.

True of False: The continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: The oceanic crust is older than the continental crust.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Continental crust makes of ______% of the Earth.

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

40%

d)

60%

18.

Oceanic crust makes up _______% of the Earth's surface.

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

30%

d)

60%

19.

How far in the Earth's crust have we gone?

a)

About 7 miles

b)

About 6 miles

c)

About 2 miles

d)

About 13 miles

20.

What is the name of the deepest point in the ocean?

a)

Kola Super Borehole

b)

Pacific Trench

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Super Atlantic Trench

21.

The theory of plate tectonics involves which layer of Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

22.

In the Earth's mantle, the lithosphere is:

a)

Brittle, rocky, and fragmented

b)

A slow-moving molasses-like layer

c)

As hot as the sun

d)

Constantly changing temperature

23.

In the Earth's mantle, the asthenosphere is:

a)

Brittle, rocky, and fragmented

b)

A slow-moving molasses-like layer

c)

As hot as the sun

d)

Constantly changing temperature

24.

Name the boundary: When two plates slide next to each other in opposite directions.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

25.

Name the boundary: When two plates move away from each other.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

26.

Name the boundary: When two plates collide into each other

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

27.

Which drawing correctly shows the direction of movement for a divergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
28.

Which drawing correctly shows the direction of movement for a convergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
29.

Which drawing correctly shows the direction of movement for a transform boundary?

a)
b)
c)
30.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Rift valley are created by these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

31.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Crust is neither created nor destroyed

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

32.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Crust is created at these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

33.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: At this plate boundary, crust collides with crust

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

34.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Earthquakes are caused by these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

35.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Volcanic islands are formed by these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

36.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Mountains are created by these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

37.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Volcanoes are formed at these plate boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

38.

Convergent, Divergent, or Transform: Crust is destroyed.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform