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Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics Review Game 10.28.22

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sections of the Red Textbook did you finish? (Check all that apply)

a)

Ch. 7 Section 1 (Inside the Earth)

b)

Ch. 7 Section 2 (Restless Continents)

c)

Ch. 7 Section 3 (The Theory of Plate Tectonics)

d)

What textbook pages? I'm confused!!!!

2.

I can play this game as many times as I want to get the best score possible.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Which layer below is the MOST Dense layer of Earth?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Lower Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Upper Mantle
4.
Which layer below is the LEAST Dense layer of Earth?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Upper Mantle
d)
Outer Core
5.
Layer 1 is the Earth's ______ core.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
6.
Layer 2 is the Earth's _____________.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
 Lower Mantle
d)
 Upper Mantle
7.

Layer 3 is the Earth's ______

a)
Core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
8.
Layer 4 is the ___________________.
a)
Upper Mantle
b)
Lower Mantle
c)
 Asthenosphere
d)
 Outer Core
9.
Layer 5, if you look REALLY close, is the ___________________.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Upper Mantle
c)
 Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
10.
Layer 6 is (technically) the ___________ crust.
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
11.
The Earth's Convection Currents are found in the __________________.
a)
Mantle
b)
Outer Core
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
12.
Which layer below is MORE dense?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
13.
The INNER core is solid because of it's intensely high ________.
a)
Pressure
b)
Temperature
14.
The OUTER core is liquid because of it's intensely high ________.
a)
Pressure
b)
Temperature
15.

A force caused the continents to drift apart over time. Once scientists figured out what that force was, the theory of plate tectonics was born! The image above shows what Geologists think the Earth looks like millions of years ago. What name was given to this landmass?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Oceana

c)

Pangea

d)

North America

16.

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

a)

tectonic plates

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

17.
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
18.

What was Alfred Wegener's theory called?

a)

one earth

b)

jigsaw puzzle moves

c)

continental drift

d)

none of the above

19.

What 2 pieces of evidence are there for continental drift?

a)

continents fit like a jigsaw puzzle and fossil record

b)

similar mountain ranges around the world, one plant species on all continents

c)

gold and diamond deposits on all continents

d)

none of the above

20.

What was the name of the theory given to how the Earth is broken into pieces that are slowly moving?

a)

Slow mover theory

b)

Flow theory

c)

Crackle theory

d)

Plate tectonic theory

21.

the crust nearest the ridges near sea floor spreading is the :

a)

oldest

b)

youngest

c)

most dense

d)

least dense

22.

Under sea mountain ranges are called:

a)

deep sea trench

b)

aquatic ranges

c)

mid-ocean ridges

d)

salty hills

23.

This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plate move together.

a)

covergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

24.

This is the type of boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move apart.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

25.

This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

26.

Which of the following is found mainly around transform boundaries?

a)

mountains

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

rift valley

27.

When one piece of crust gets pushed under another one, it called:

a)

radial fracture

b)

lingering

c)

subduction

d)

leverage

28.

When two continental crusts slam into each other which of the following is the prominent feature formed?

a)

mountains

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

rift valley

29.

The theory of plate tectonics is based on hot magma rising and cool magma sinking. This cycle is called:

a)

subduction

b)

convection

c)

hot pockets

d)

radial fracture

30.
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Convection Currents
31.
There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
convergent
b)

bivergent

c)
divergent
d)
transform
32.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

b)

volcanic islands are forming.

c)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

33.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

34.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Conduction
b)
Mountains
c)
Rifts and ocean ridges
35.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is it?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

36.

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

a)

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

b)

Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.

c)

Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.

d)

All of the answers here are correct

37.

A break in the earth's crust

a)

Earthquake

b)

Fault

c)

Tectonic plates

38.
This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.
a)
Convection
b)
Subduction
c)
Uplift
39.
This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Sean Carroll
c)
Fred Calfred
d)
John Williams
40.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase
41.
A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Archyopteryx
d)
Ammonite
42.
The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other
a)
True
b)
False

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