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Earth layers and Tectonic plates

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The................ is the most external layer of the Earth.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

2.

The .......... is made out of partially molten rocks.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

3.

Which of the following alternatives is NOT explained by the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic activity

c)

Weather

d)

Differences in earth’s relief

4.

When two plate boundaries are moving towards each other, they are called:

a)

Divergent boundaries

b)

Convergen boundaries

c)

Seismic

boundaries

d)

Transformant

boundaries

5.

What are these types of plate boundaries called?

a)

Divergent boundaries

b)

Convergent boundaries

c)

Seismic

boundaries

d)

Transformant

boundaries

6.

The fracture zone that forms a transform plate boundary is known as a:

a)

Transform

fault

b)

Convergent

fault

c)

Divergent

fault

d)

Volcanic

fault

7.

In this type of boundary, a plate gets under the other and lifts it.

a)

Obduction boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transformant boundary

d)

Subduction boundary

8.

True or false:

Heat moves matter

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

True or false:

Every tectonic plate moves independent from each other.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

10.

What is the difference between CONTINENTAL CRUST and OCEANIC CRUST?

a)

Oceanic crust is beneath the continents while continental crust is under the oceans.

b)

Oceanic crust is part of the mantle while continental crust is part of the outer core.

c)

Continental crust is above the continents while continental crust is under the oceans.

d)

Continental crust is beneath the continents while oceanic crust is under the oceans.