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Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics
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Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics Review Game 9th grade integrated science
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1
Which type of plate boundary creates MOUNTAINS or VOLCANOES?
Subduction
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
2
What is the inner core made of?
Silver and Gold
Rocks
Lava
Iron and Nickle
3
Which type of plate boundary creates MID-OCEAN RIDGES?
Subduction
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
4
When a CONTINENTAL plate and an OCEANIC plate collide, which landform forms?
Earthquakes
Mountains
Volcanoes
Hills
5
At which type of plate boundary do plates move TOWARDS each other?
Subduction
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
6
Where is the Asthenosphere located?
between the inner core and outer core
lower part of the mantle
upper part of the mantle and crust
above the crust
7
At which type of plate boundary do plates SLIDE PAST each other?
Subduction
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
8
Where is the Lithosphere located?
above the crust
under the core
the lower mantle
the upper part of mantle and crust
9
When two CONTINENTAL tectonic plates collide, what type of land formation forms?
Mountains
Hills
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
10
Name the layers of the Earth from innermost to outermost.
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Mantle, Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core
Outer Core, Mantle, Crust, Inner Core
Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
11
At which type of tectonic plate boundary do plates move AWAY from each other?
Transform
Divergent
Subduction
Convergent
12
What percent of the Earth's volume does the mantle make up?
20%
70%
80%
50%
13
Which type of plate boundary creates EARTHQUAKES?
Divergent
Convergent
Subduction
Transform
14
Where do convection currents occur?
the lithosphere
the asthenosphere
the crust
the core
15
Why is the inner core solid?
pressure and plate tectonics
continental drift and temperature
temperature and pressure
heat and convection
