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Worksheets9M Tectonics Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is the correct order for the layers of the Earth?
Inner mantle, outer mantle, core, outer core
Crust, core, mantle, outer core
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Core
What is slab pull?
When newer, less dense crust sinks
When older, more dense crust sinks
When older, less dense crust sinks
Where are earthquakes created?
At destructive plate boundaries
At conservative plate boundaries
At collision plate boundaries
At all plate boundaries
Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust?
Oceanic
Continental
Neither. They are both the same
How does a collision zone differ from a destructive plate boundary?
A collision zone forms through two continental plates, whereas destructive boundaries form from one continental and one oceanic
A collision zone has plates moving towards one another, whereas destructive boundaries have plates moving away from one another
Collision zones are only found in less developed countries
What happens at a constructive plate boundary?
Two plates move apart and new land is created
One plate is forced beneath another
Plates slide side by side
Where could we see an example of a constructive plate boundary?
The San-Andreas fault in California
The Himalayas
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
What is another name for a conservative plate boundary?
Transform plate margin
Subduction zone
Divergent plate margin
What happens at a conservative plate boundary?
Plates move in opposite directions
Plates move either in opposite directions or in the same direction, but at different speeds
Plates move in the same direction, but at different speeds
