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Layers of the Earth/Tectonic Plates

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the top layer of the Earth called?

a)

lava

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

pangaea

2.

What is the crust made of?

a)

a thin layer of solid rock

b)

a thin layer of ice

c)

a thick layer of dirt

d)

a floating layer of magma

3.

What is the name of the layer BELOW the Earth's crust?

a)

core

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

lower crust

d)

mantle

4.

What is the mantle made of?

a)

ice

b)

water

c)

molten or melted rock

d)

gas

5.

The large chunks that the crust is broken up into are called ________________.

a)

mantle pieces

b)

tectonic plates

c)

divergent tables

d)

mountains

6.

What is the hot, liquid rock below the Earth's crust called?

a)

magma

b)

tar

c)

boiling sediments

d)

hydrogen

7.

What is the name of the single huge supercontinent that existed when all of Earth's continents were joined together?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Pangaea

c)

Panamerica

d)

Pandora

8.

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

a)

The hottest place on Earth

b)

Area where the most forest fires occur

c)

Circle of volcanoes located in the Pacific Ocean

d)

The largest volcano located in Australia

9.

What are divergent plate boundaries?

a)

Where two plates divide

b)

Where two plates slide

c)

Where two plates collide

d)

Where two plates submerge

10.

What are convergent plate boundaries?

a)

Where two plates slide

b)

Where two plates submerge

c)

Where two plates divide

d)

Where two plates collide

11.

What are transform plate boundaries?

a)

Where two plates submerge

b)

Where two plates slide

c)

Where two plates collide

d)

Where two plates divide

12.

Which diagram illustrates divergent plate boundaries?

a)
b)
c)
13.

Which diagram illustrates transform plate boundaries?

a)
b)
c)