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Layers of the Earth and Tectonic Plates
Layers of the Earth and Tectonic Plates
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1
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
mantle
outer core
crust
inner core
2
Which region of the map represents the North AmericanPlate?
W
X
Y
Z
3
What change would occur in the Earth's layers the closer you moved to the center?
Plasticity would change from flexible to rigid
Density would change from least to most dense
Heat would change from relatively hot to cool
Pressure would change from very high to none
4
Earth’s crust would be best modeled by using a material that is
liquid and hot
soft and flexible
thin and solid
dense and smooth
5
Which of the following would be an accurate feature to include in a model of Earth?
A thin mantle in the center of the model
A liquid outer core below the mantle
A crust that is the thickest layer
An inner core that contains oceans
6
Which of the labeled plates is the North AmericanPlate?
W
X
Y
Z
7
When two tectonic plates
converge
, the land above sea level in this area often generates –
hurricanes
landslides
tsunamis
mountain ranges
8
The interaction oftwo plate boundaries can cause which of the following?
earthquakes and volcanoes
hurricanes and tornadoes
high winds and drought
tsunamis and tropical storms
9
Which is the best description of the characteristics of the asthenosphere?
LIQUID, BUT DENSE
SOLID, BUT FLOWING
BRITTLE, BUT SHIFTING
HOT, BUT SOLID METAL
10
According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
11
Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath thestarred region?
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
South American Plate
African Plate
12
When two tectonic plates converge, which of the following is likely to result?
arid desert
mountain range
tropical rainforest
rift valley
13
In places where the mantle flows like aliquid, it does so because it -
has melted completely
is under more pressure
is being moved by plates
has existed for longer
14
Which layer of Earth is composed of liquid rock?
OUTER CORE
CRUST
INNER CORE
LITHOSPHERE
15
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
16
The lithosphere consists of the –
LOWER MANTLE AND THE OUTER CORE
INNER AND OUTER CORE
CRUST AND THE ENTIRE MANTLE
UPPER MANTLE AND THE CRUST
17
Which of Earth’s layers would be best modeled as a metallic sphere?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
18
What event will most likely occur at a divergentplate boundary?
A fault line will form, and earthquakes willresult
The plates will create an ocean basin
One plate will subduct under the other
The plates will form a mountain chain
19
What event will occur at the boundary shown?
an earthquake
volcanic island formation
trench formation
mountain formation
20
When 2 plates diverge and a valley is formed between these plates, what event will occur?
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanoes
hurricanes
21
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the
outer core
crust
asthensophere
inner core
22
Which of Earth’s layers has the lowest density?
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
23
What is Mrs. Dozier's favorite ice cream?
Rocky Road
Cookie Dough
Mint Chocolate Chip
Cookies & Cream
24
What type of motion occurs at the San Andreas Fault in California?
transform
convergent
divergent
subduction
25
An ocean basin willform in what location, relative to the major tectonic plates?
Where two plates pullapart
In the center of thelargest plates
On a plate pushed upby another plate
At plate boundarieswhere friction occurs
26
Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?
outer core
lithosphere
inner core
asthenosphere
27
Who is the geologist that came up with the theory of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
28
Where plates diverge,what land form will most likely result?
river
coral reef
rift valley
mountain
29
The starred region represents which of the followingtectonic plates?
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
African Plate
Eurasian Plate
30
Which tectonic plate lies underneath the starredregion?
North American Plate
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Eurasian Plate
31
Which of the following best describes theposition of the layer of the earth known as the crust?
Between the inner core and the outer core
Below all other layers, including the mantle andcore
Above the core, and below the mantle
Above the mantle, which is above the core
32
The lithosphere is composed of rock that can be described as being -
LIQUID
FLOWING
SOLID
DENSE
33
What event will occur at a transform boundary?
earthquake
volcanic eruption
mountain formation
hurricane
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Earth’s
layers
are evidence that, over time, Earth has gradually -
broken into parts
grown in size
cooled into a solid
spun more quickly
