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INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH & PLATE TECTONICS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth's Mantle is made up of?

a)

A solid layer of Iron and Nickel

b)

A molten (liquid) layer of of Iron and Nickel

c)

A solid layer of Granite and Basalt

d)

A solid/plastic layer of Peridotite that moves over time through the process of convection

2.

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Sublimation

3.
The illustration shows a current of magma in the mantle of Earth.  The flow of magma directly applies force to which of these crustal features?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
tectonic plates
c)
oceans
d)
glaciers
4.

When a continental plate collides with a oceanic plate which plate is subducted (goes under)?

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

5.

What happens to a plate that is subducted (goes under)?

a)

it melts

b)

it freezes

6.

Geologists believe that millions of years ago all the continents were united and formed which supercontinent?

a)

Gondwanaland

b)

Pangaea

c)

Eurasia

d)

Atlantis

7.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
8.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

9.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

10.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform