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WorksheetsWhat are Tectonic Plates?
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does the Earth's crust compare to in the peach analogy?
The thin hard skin
The seed within the stone
The thick layer of yellow flesh
The stone on the inside
What are the two main parts of the Earth's core?
The lithosphere and the asthenosphere
The outer core and the inner core
The upper mantle and the lower mantle
The mantle and the crust
What is the lithosphere made up of?
The mantle and the core
The crust and the upper mantle
The crust and the outer core
The upper mantle and the lower mantle
What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?
The shape of the ocean floors
Fossils of animals found on different continents
The movement of the moon
The temperature of the inner core
What is the supercontinent called that existed 335 million years ago?
Eurasia
Gondwana
Pangaea
Laurasia
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
The rotation of the Earth
Magnetic fields
Convection currents within the mantle
Gravity
What happens at a constructive or divergent plate margin?
Plates overlap each other
Plates slide against each other
Plates move towards each other
Plates move away from each other
How were the Himalayas formed?
By volcanic activity
By plates moving away from each other
By two plates smashing together and pushing upwards
By a meteor impact
What is found at the center of the Earth?
A liquid layer of molten magma
A vast ocean of water
A solid ball made of iron
A large deposit of diamonds
What kind of movement occurs at a conservative or transform plate margin?
Plates move away from each other
Plates slide against each other
Plates move towards each other
Plates melt into each other
