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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
A continent is a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain or volcano.
True
False
Which statement best describes the Earth's outer layer underneath the surface in the image?
Underneath the soil, Earth's outer layer is made of water.
Underneath the soil, Earth's outer layer is made of water. Underneath the soil, Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of sand
Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of sand and water.
Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.
Which statement about plates is correct?
The outer layer of the Earth is made of plates that are on top of the mantle.
The plates are made of the outer layer of the Earth and they are under the mantle.
There is only one plate on Earth and it is on top of the mantle.
The outer layer of the Earth is made of plates and they are under the mantle.
The place where the plates meet is known as a plate boundary.
True
False
What evidence is shown on the map to indicate where the plate boundaries are.
We don't know where the plate boundaries are.
Lines of earthquakes.
The red lines on the map
Lines on the bottom of the sea.
An earthquake causes the plates to move apart.
True
False
The mantle is a layer of soft solid rock underneath the Earth's plates.
True
False
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent
Plate
Transform
Divergent
A divergent boundary happens when plates ...
slide past each other
move apart
go under each other
move together
Something we observe to be similar over and over again is a
rift
eruption
mantle
pattern
A trench forms at a divergent plate boundary.
True
False
Africa and Europe are closer together now than in the past, select the correct explanation.
Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed toward each other by earthquakes, one plate went under the other into soft, solid rock.
Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved towards each other over millions of years and broke into smaller places when they hit each other.
Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates moved slowly toward each other as one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock over millions of years.
Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates floated towards each other across the ocean.
Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?
Diagram A: One plate is going underneath the other into the ocean.
Diagram B: One plate is going underneath the other into soft, solid rock.
Diagram C: Two plates are hitting each other and breaking into pieces, making sand.
Diagram D: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.Diagram D: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.
Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically (straight down), what would the cross section look like?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
The hot liquid rock called magma is found __________ the Earth's surface.
Above
Beside
Underneath
