WorksheetsExploring Earth's Structure and Changes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
Rock, Water, Air
Crust, Mantle, Core
Inner Shell, Outer Shell, Surface
Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
crust
atmosphere
mantle
core
What is the layer beneath the Earth's crust?
core
mantle
atmosphere
lithosphere
What theory explains how the Earth's plates move?
Geological cycle
Seafloor spreading
Plate tectonics
Continental drift
What do we call the movement of tectonic plates?
Plate tectonics
Earthquake dynamics
Plate movement
Tectonic shifts
What natural event can occur when tectonic plates shift?
Landslide
Tsunami
Volcano
Earthquake
What is formed when magma erupts from a volcano?
Lava or volcanic rock
Lava cools into ice
Magma solidifies underground
Ash clouds form in the atmosphere
How do mountains usually form?
Mountains form from erosion of flat land.
Mountains are created by the movement of ocean currents.
Mountains usually form through the collision of tectonic plates and volcanic activity.
Mountains arise from the melting of glaciers.
What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?
Plate collision zone
Tectonic plate boundary
Tectonic plate edge
Continental divide
What can happen when two plates collide?
Desert formation
Tsunamis and hurricanes
Oceanic trench creation
Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity can occur.
