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Earth's Structure & Tectonic Plates

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
2.
The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Earth
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Stone
d)
Ring of Diamond
3.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
4.

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tornadoes

5.

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

a)

Ocean currents move continents around the planet

b)

Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

c)

Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

d)

Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

6.

The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named

a)

Gondwana

b)

Laurasia

c)

Eurasia

d)

Pangea

7.
The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the
a)
core
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
mantle
8.
The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Lithosphere
10.
True or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Which is the earths crust?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which layer is the Earth's Mantle?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which layer is the Earth's Outer Core?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which layer is Earth's Inner Core?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--

a)

some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

b)

we have video footage of the plates actually moving.

c)

all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.

d)

the continents are no longer moving.