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Planet Earth Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most tectonic plates contain?

a)

Only continental crust

b)

Only oceanic crust

c)

Both continental and oceanic crust

d)

No crust

2.

Which is a more scientific term that identifies the Earths outermost structural layer?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

3.

Which is the outermost layer of Earth?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer core

4.

In which layer of Earth does convection occur?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Inner core

5.

If scientists could sample Earth's inner core, they would most likely find…

a)

Liquid metal

b)

Solid metal

c)

Liquid rock

d)

Partly molten rock

6.

Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several

a)

continents

b)

layers

c)

ridges

d)

trenches

7.

Which of Earth's layers is thickest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.
The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?
a)
rotation
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
convection
9.

The hypothesis of Continental Drift was proposed by ...

a)

Alfred Wagen

b)

Harry Hens

c)

Harry Hess

d)

Alfred Wegner

10.

How did geologists feel about Wegener's theory?

a)

They ridiculed him and did not accept his theory.

b)

They were thrilled with him for finding the answers.

c)

They accepted only a part of his theory.

d)

They did not agree, but welcomed his work.

11.

What 2 continents did Wegener notice fit together

a)

South America and Africa

b)

United States and Europe

c)

Africa and Australia

12.

What was the name of the supercontinent?

a)

Panorama

b)

Pangea

c)

Panamerican

d)

Wegener

13.

Match the following

a)
1.

divergent

b)
2.

convergent

c)
3.

transform

14.

At which plate boundary is new crust formed?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

continental

d)

transform