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WorksheetsEarth's Layers and Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
The __________ is made up of two parts: the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle and is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
core
crust
lithosphere
The __________ is a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.
crust
inner core
asthenosphere
The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, are constantly moving.
Pangaea
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Identify the plate's boundary between plates 2 and 6
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Identify the plate's boundary between plates 3 and 4
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Identify Layer 3
Inner Core
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
What is the outermost solid layer of Earth called?
mantle
crust
inner core
The __________ ________ is the liquid layer of Earth's core. It lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
lithosphere
outer core
inner core
Continental plates are __________ than Oceanic Plates
More dense
Less dense
What kind of plate boundary causes sea floor spreading like the one causing the Atlantic Ocean to widen?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Identify the plate's boundary between plates 4 and 5
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Read and Answer the question below.
They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.
They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults.
They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes.
Read and Answer the question below
An Earthquake
A volcanic eruption
Building up a mountain
Read and answer the question below
ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary
valley forming at an active divergent boundary
fault forming at an active transform boundary
Answer the question Below
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
Transform boundary
Slip fault
The image shows a mid ocean ridge. What is an important feature of seafloor spreading?
Mid ocean ridges only occur at convergent boundaries.
The convection currents in the core drive the plates apart.
As the plates pull apart, the lava rises to form new crust.
What is occurring at the red arrows on the image.
Uplifting
Subduction
Mountain building
Erosion
Convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of _______________________________.
tectonic plates
mountain building
the magnetosphere
the inner planets.
What causes volcanoes to erupt?
They ate bad clams.
The pressure of convection currents moving plates forces the eruption.
Volcanoes form to create new islands.
The liquid core is extremely hot causing eruptions
Which layer of the Earth is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Asthenosphere
What is the primary cause of earthquakes along tectonic plate boundaries?
Volcanic eruptions
Tidal forces
Plate movements
Solar flares
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by the sliding past of two tectonic plates?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent plate boundary where an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?
Mid-ocean ridge
Volcanic arc
Rift valley
Transform fault
