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WorksheetsChanging Earth
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
mantle
core
crust
Pangaea
____________ are vibrations that travel through the Earth. They are caused by big events like earthquakes and explosions.
Lithosphere
S-waves
P-waves
Seismic waves
This person studies earthquakes.
subduction
seismologist
ridge
drift
This is a hot (slow moving) solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
mantle
core
crust
Asthenosphere
What is the idea that continents move around on Earth's surface?
subduction
sea-floor spreading
Pangaea
continental drift
__________________ is a theory explaining how tectonic plates move on Earth's surface.
plate tectonics
subduction
sea-floor spreading
The center of the Earth is the _____________.
mantle
crust
core
An ancient (very old) super-continent is....
Lithosphere
Pangaea
Asthenosphere
In the picture, the core is the....
blue section
red section
white circle
In the picture, the blue part is the _______________.
mantle
Asthenosphere
crust
core
In a __________ boundary, a tectonic plate boundary with two plates moving apart (in different directions).
divergent
convergent
transform fault
In a ______________ boundary, two plates come together (move toward each other).
divergent
convergent
transform fault
With a ___________________ boundary, two plates slide (move) by each other.
divergent
convergent
transform fault
