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Plate Motion & Layers of Earth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and nickel.

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

2.

Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass called what?

a)

Europa

b)

Jurassic

c)

Pangaea

d)

Pangaea Ultima

3.

What is the earth's outermost layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

4.

Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Outer Core

5.

The layers of Earth are:

a)

hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

b)

stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

c)

crust, mantle, outer core and inner core

d)

tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core

6.

The portion of Earth underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere and the mesosphere is the what?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

tsunami

d)

magma

7.

The outer layer of Earth's crust is made up of huge pieces of rock called what?

a)

faults

b)

tectonic plates

c)

magma

d)

tsunamis

8.

Tectonic plates move due to what?

a)

the moon

b)

tsunamis

c)

heated currents deep within Earth

d)

the formation of mountains over time

9.

A tsunami is caused by what?

a)

tectonic plates moving underwater

b)

inactive volcanoes building up pressure

c)

tectonic plates sinking

d)

the crust melting into the mantle

10.
What are the 2 THINGS that tectonic plates can be made up of?
a)
oceanic & crust
b)
continental & core
c)
continental & oceanic crust
d)
ocean & plates
11.
What type of boundary is found where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
12.
What type of boundary is found where two tectonic plates are moving TOWARDS each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
13.
What type of boundary is found where the two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform plate boundary 
14.

Select the picture that shows the convergent boundary.

a)
b)
15.

Select the picture that shows the divergent boundary.

a)
b)
16.

What type of boundary has no creation or destruction of crust?

a)

divergent

b)

subduction

c)

convergent

d)

transform

17.

What happens at a divergent boundary?

a)

plate pull apart

b)

plate collide

c)

plate slide past each other

18.

What happens at a convergent boundary?

a)

plates pull apart

b)

plates collide

c)

plates slide past each other

19.

Which is most likely to form along a convergent tectonic boundary?

a)

a delta

b)

an ocean basin

c)

a mountain range

d)

a valley

20.

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called plates

b)

Cracks in the Earth's crust cause volcanoes

c)

The Earth was created by meteors crashing into each other