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WorksheetsPlate Motion & Layers of Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and nickel.
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass called what?
Europa
Jurassic
Pangaea
Pangaea Ultima
What is the earth's outermost layer?
Crust
Lithosphere
Mantle
Outer Core
Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates?
Asthenosphere
Crust
Lithosphere
Outer Core
The layers of Earth are:
hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core
stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core
crust, mantle, outer core and inner core
tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core
The portion of Earth underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere and the mesosphere is the what?
mantle
core
tsunami
magma
The outer layer of Earth's crust is made up of huge pieces of rock called what?
faults
tectonic plates
magma
tsunamis
Tectonic plates move due to what?
the moon
tsunamis
heated currents deep within Earth
the formation of mountains over time
A tsunami is caused by what?
tectonic plates moving underwater
inactive volcanoes building up pressure
tectonic plates sinking
the crust melting into the mantle
Select the picture that shows the convergent boundary.
Select the picture that shows the divergent boundary.
What type of boundary has no creation or destruction of crust?
divergent
subduction
convergent
transform
What happens at a divergent boundary?
plate pull apart
plate collide
plate slide past each other
What happens at a convergent boundary?
plates pull apart
plates collide
plates slide past each other
Which is most likely to form along a convergent tectonic boundary?
a delta
an ocean basin
a mountain range
a valley
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called plates
Cracks in the Earth's crust cause volcanoes
The Earth was created by meteors crashing into each other
