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4th Grade Plate Tectonics
4th Grade Plate Tectonics
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A review of basic plate tectonics for fourth graders.
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1
The rocks on the bottom of the crust are hot.
False
True
2
What is the effect on the Earth's surface when two land plates collide?
uplifting; mountain chains form
subduction; volcanic islands can form
faults form on the surface; earthquakes
new crust forms
3
What is the effect on the Earth's surface when two ocean plates collide?
subduction; volcanic islands can form
new crust forms
uplifting; mountain chains form
faults form on the surface; earthquakes
4
This is formed from part of the crust under the ocean.
tsunamis
continents
deep zone
ocean floor
5
This is a huge curved section of the Earth's crust.
tectonic saucer
tectonic fork
tectonic bowl
tectonic plate
6
There are ____ layers that make up the structure of our Earth.
10
5
4
2
7
What is the effect on the Earth's surface when one ocean plate collides with one land plate?
faults form on the surface; earthquakes
new crust forms
subduction; volcanic islands can form
uplifting; mountain chains form
8
Name the scientist who developed the Theory of Continental Drift.
Albert Einstein
Leonardo DaVinci
Sir Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
9
Name the thin, outermost layer of the Earth that we live on.
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
10
The crust is divided into flat plates.
False
True
11
There is a layer of hot syrupy rock under the crust.
False
True
12
The layer of the Earth we walk on is called the ___.
crust
inner core
outer core
mantle
13
The layer under the crust is called the plate.
True
False
14
What was the name of the supercontinent in the Continental Drift theory?
Old Earth
Panama
Pangea
Paraguay
15
Describe one way a tectonic plate moves.
slides past another plate
pushes towards another plate
plates can move in all of these ways
moves away from other plates
16
How do scientists believe the Earth's four layers were formed?
Heavy metals sank and lighter rocks rose to the top.
The hottest parts rose to the surface.
Lighter rocks sank and heavier metals rose to the top.
The prettiest colors made the layers.
17
Name the hot, liquid metal layer that creates the Earth's magnetic field.
outer core
crust
mantle
inner core
18
What is the effect on the Earth's surface when two plates move away from each other?
subduction; volcanic islands can form
faults form on the surface; earthquakes
new crust forms
uplifting; mountain chains form
19
Name the layer under the crust that is made of super-heated molten rock.
crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
20
The Earth's tectonic plates _____.
move very quickly
bounce over each other
never move
move very slowly
21
What is the effect on the Earth's surface when two plates slide past each other?
subduction; volcanic islands can form
new crust forms
faults form on the surface; earthquakes
uplifting; mountain chains form
22
Why were Alfred Wegener's theories rejected?
He was a meteoroligist and couldn't know about fossils.
No one liked the name of the theory.
He had too much evidence for his theory.
He could not explain how the continents were moving.
23
Name the solid metal center of the Earth that is as hot as the sun and under great pressure.
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
24
The crust under the oceans is _____ than the crust under the continents.
thinner and more dense
thinner and less dense
thicker and less dense
thicker and more dense
25
Evidence for the Theory of Continental Drift included _____.
the Earth's climate
fossil
all of these
landforms and rock layers
26
The bottom layer of the earth is called the crust.
True
False
27
These are formed from the higher parts of a thick plate.
continents
the ocean floor
clouds
forests
28
The Earth's crust is thick and hard.
True
False
