WorksheetsReview - Plate Tectonics / Earth's Interior
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the most dense part of Earth? What is the least dense part of Earth?
Inner Core, Crust
Outer Core, Mantle
Crust, Mantle
Inner Core, Mantle
The outer core is _______ and the inner core is ______.
Liquid, Solid
Molten Rock, Thinnest
Solid, Liquid
Plastic Like, Liquid
As you increase in depth....
Temperature, Pressure, and Density all increase.
Temperature, Pressure, and Density all decrease.
Temperature, Pressure, and Density all Stay the Same.
Temperature Decrease, Density Stays the Same,
Pressure Increases
This layers is known as a solid iron-rich zone.
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
The thickest layers is ______, and the thinnest layer is ______.
Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Mantle
Crust, Mantle
Mantle, Core
What powers the convection currents of Earth?
Heat from the core
Heat from the mantle
That's just the way it is.
Dark Magic!
Oceanic crust is ____and____, while continental crust is _____ and _____
Newer, thinner
Older, thicker
Newer, thicker
Older, thinner
Older, thinner
Newer, thicker
It's all the same.
Put the layers of the Earth in order from coldest to hottest.
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
The deeper you go, the colder it gets. That's what mama says!
Put the layers of the Earth in order from most to least dense.
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
D = M/V
A fish fossil was found high in the mountain. What is the most likely reason.
The mountain crust use to be under water.
The mountain most likely had lake.
Some bird lost his lunch!
Prehistoric fish could fly!
A tropical plant fossil has been found in Alaska. What most likely explains this?
Alaska use to be located closer to the equator and has since moved.
Alaska use to be located closer to the poles and has since moved.
Some 6th grader got a house plant from a friend.
A dinosaur ate it and flew to Alaska.
What two continents most likely look like they would fit together.
South America /
Africa
Asia / Australia
North America /
Europe
Asia / America
What causes tsunamis?
Earthquake underwater
An Earthquake on land 12,000 miles away from an ocean.
The gravitational pull of the moon.
A large whale, splashes it tail at the surface of the water.
When Aquaman is having a really bad day.
Who came up with Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
J. Tuzo Wilson
Can I Google it?
Older fossils are found at the _______, while new ones are found at the _____.
Botton /
Top
Top /
Bottom
Ground /
Store
Walmart /
Target
When two continental plates collide. What feature is created.
Mountains
Trench
An Island Volcano
Subduction Zone
Subduction Zones are associated with
Ocean Trench /
Earthquakes / crust recycling center
Transform Boundaries / Faults
Divergent Boundary /
Sea Floor-Spreading
Is that the name of the Arcade at the Mall?
Convergent Boundaries -
Divergent Boundaries -
Transform Boundaries -
Come Together
Move Away
Slide Past
Slide Past
Come Together
Move Away
Move Away
Slide Past
Come Together
