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Which of the following is NOT a tectonic plate boundary?
Subduction
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
2
All the continents were once joined together as a giant landmass?
False
True
3
The two types of crust are?
Oceanic, pizza
Continental, sea
Continental, oceanic
Sea, Land
4
How many layers of the Earth's core are there?
3
1
4
2
5
The name of that supercontinent was....
Europe
Pangaea
Laurasia
Gondowanoland
6
Earthquakes often occur at faults
False
True
7
The Earth's crust is broken into a number of 'jigsaw' pieces called?
Dishes
Plates
Saucers
Bowls
8
Two continental plates that converge cause what type of land formation?
Rifts
Folding (Mountains)
Subduction Zones
Trenches
9
Earths layers outside to center are "Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Upper Mantle, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core"
False
True
10
Which statement best explains Plate Tectonics?
Earth's tectonic plates are far apart but moving closer together.
Earth's tectonic plates are slowly moving and interacting.
Earth's tectonic plates fit tightly together and don't move.
Earth's tectonic plates are far apart and don't move.
11
What is the largest layer of Earth?
The Crust
The Outer Core
The Inner Core
The Mantle
12
Which events are most common along Tectonic Plate Boundaries?
Hurricanes/ Tsunamis
Erosion/ Earthquakes
Earthquakes/ Volcanoes
Waves/ Surfs
13
Name Earths layers based on Chemical Composition
Asthenosphere, Mantle Core
Crust, Asthenosphere, Inner Core
Crust, Mantle, Core
Lithosphere, Mantle, Core
14
The thinnest of the Earth's layers is known as?
The Crust
The Inner Core
The Outer Core
The Mantle
15
What is evidence of Continental Drift?
Landforms & climate
All of the above
Similar fossil finding
Continents look like they fit together
16
Divergent plate boundary is the one where..
The edge of the plates are sliding past one another.
The edge of the plates are moving away from each other.
The edge of the plates are moving towards each other.
17
How many types of Plate Boundaries are there?
6
5
3
4
18
The Earth's plates move
False
True
19
When one plate moves under the other....
Rain starts to fall.
Subduction is occuring.
New crust is forming
20
The person that came up with the theory of Continental Drift was...
Mr. Boone
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Maurice Ewing
21
The point where two tectonic plates touch is known as a Boundary?
True
False
