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3 Week Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following lists Earth's layers in order from outermost to innermost?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

2.

Which best describes the mantle?

a)

molten (melted) metal

b)

hot, slow flowing rock

c)

dry land and ocean floor

3.

Which of Earth’s layers is the thickest?

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

4.

In which layer is the asthenosphere located?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

5.

In which layer do convection currents take place?

a)

core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

6.

What makes up the majority of Earth’s core?

a)

iron and nickel

b)

aluminum and silicon

c)

iron and magnesium

7.

What happens to the temperature as you go deeper down inside Earth?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it stays the same

8.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

9.
Is the outer core a liquid or solid?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
10.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
11.

Which layer contains convection currents?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

lithosphere

12.

Which layer is broken into giant slabs called tectonic plates?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

13.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
14.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

15.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

16.

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

a)

Laurasia.

b)

Pangaea.

c)

Eurasia.

d)

Gondwana.

17.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust.

b)

mesosphere.

c)

both continental and oceanic crust.

d)

oceanic crust.

18.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal.

b)

global positioning.

c)

continental drift.

d)

oceanic drift.

19.

Tectonic plates “float” on

a)

the lithosphere.

b)

the mantle.

c)

the ocean.

d)

the asthenosphere.

20.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
21.
Identify the Major Plate labeled I
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
22.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
23.

The lithosphere is made up of the upper mantle and the (a)  

24.

In the box on the right what is this boundary?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

25.

This type of boundary is when two plates move apart.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

subductive

26.

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

a)

uplift

b)

subduction

c)

trench

d)

none of the above

27.

The Earth's crust is made up of

a)

Oceanic and Continental

b)

Oceanic that is Granitic

c)

Continental that is Basaltic

d)

Continental - continental Crust

28.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

29.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

30.

What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?

a)

divergent

b)

plate

c)

convergent

d)

transform

31.

What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?

a)

continental drift

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

faults

d)

subduction

32.

It is known as the solid core.

a)

Aesthenosphere

b)

Outer core

c)

Inner core

d)

Crust

33.

In which layer of the Earth can we find the flowy magma?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

34.

This "theory" proposed that the Earth's tectonic plates were once joined together as one big landmass called Pangaea, and eventually separated into their present positions.

a)

Seafloor Spreading Theory

b)

Plate Tectonics Theory

c)

Continental Drift Theory

d)

Pangaea Theory

35.

Where in the mantle are Convection Currents found?

a)

Inner Mantle

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Biosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

36.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find plates sliding past each other?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Mid-oceanic Boundary

37.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find plates colliding with each other?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

d)

Mid-Oceanic Boundary

38.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
39.

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

ocean tides

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

the moon's gravity

40.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

41.

Which correctly identifies the geologic process that formed the Himalayan mountains (The World's Tallest Mountains, including Mt. Everest)?

a)

Two continental plates converging

b)

An earthquake in a subduction zone

c)

A tectonic plate moving over a hot plate

d)

Movement at a transform fault boundary

42.

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Transform / Earthquakes

b)

Subduction / Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado / Rain

d)

Mountain Building / Volcanism

43.

When two continental pates collides with each other they formed ______________?

a)

mid- ocean

b)

mountains

c)

oceans

d)

volcano

44.

A sudden shaking of Earth's surface?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthquake

d)

A mesosaurus walking by

45.

The pieces that make up Earth's surface?

a)

Jigsaw puzzle

b)

Pattern

c)

Plate boundary

d)

Tectonic Plates

46.
Which layer is made of solid iron & nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
47.
What kind of crust do we live on?
a)
oceanic crust
b)
continental crust
48.
Which statement is correct?
a)
As you move up through the layers, the pressure increases.
b)
As you move down through the layers pressure increases.
c)
As you move down through the layers, pressure decreases.
d)
As you move up down through the layers, pressure remains the same.
49.

The lithosphere includes the _____ and part of the _____.

a)

core, crust

b)

mantle, core

c)

crust, core

d)

crust, mantle

50.

Which physical layer is represented by the yellow layer?

a)

lithosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

core

d)

inner core

51.
Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
52.

Which compositional layer is represented by the yellow layer?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

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