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Layers of the Earth/Plate Tectonics Review 2022

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the thinnest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

2.

What is the thickest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

3.

What is the densest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

4.

Which layer is the only liquid layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

5.

The Lithosphere is made up of the ___________.

a)

Crust and Upper Mantle

b)

Inner and Outer Cores

c)

Outer Core and Lower Mantle

d)

Lower and Middle Mantle

6.

What are convection currents?

a)

the cycle of heated rock or metal rising, and cooling rock or metal falling.

b)

the cycle of cooling rock or metal rising, and heated rock or metal falling.

c)

an electric current found in the mantle.

d)

and electric current found in the outer core.

7.

What is the Asthenosphere?

a)

an elastic substance on which the tectonic plates float.

b)

the air that we breathe.

c)

another name for a globe.

d)

the hard inner core

8.

Identify the layer of the earth labeled # 6

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

9.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

10.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
11.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
12.
What is the difference between the lithosphere and asthenosphere that makes up the mantle?
a)
The lithosphere is ismade of dense solid meal whle the asthenosphere is made of liquid molten metal
b)
The lithosphere is a mixture of gasses while the asthenosphere is made of solid rock
c)
The lithosphere is molten rock that moves while the asthenosphere is ridid and thin
d)
The lithosphere is made of solid rock while the asthenosphere is more flexible hot rock that moves.
13.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
14.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Conduction
c)
Mountains
d)

Rifts, ocean basins and ocean ridges

15.

Which plate boundary is most associated with Earthquakes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent