WorksheetsEarth layers and Plate tectonics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Lithosphere
Inner Core
Which of the following metals are present in Earth's Core? (Select all that apply)
Nickel
Steel
Aluminum
Iron
Titanium
Which of the following layers are not completely solid?
Crust
Outer Core
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Inner Core
Who is credited with proposing the hypothesis of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Galileo Galilei
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
The crust of the Earth moves.
True
False
Which best explains the movement of tectonic plates?
They move several miles each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several centimeters each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several feet each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several kilometers each year because of convection within Earth.
In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature most often forms?
an ocean
a volcano
a river valley
a mountain chain
The Hawaiian Islands are in the middle of a large tectonic plate with many volcanoes. The volcanoes are the direct result of the tectonic plate
being forced under another tectonic plate at a subduction zones.
colliding with one another tectonic plate and being forced upward.
moving over a hot spot where magma breaks through the crust.
applying great pressure on the crust causing constant earthquakes.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
