A Practice Quiz On Plate Tectonics

22 Questions | By Bpadilla | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 2005

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Use this quiz to study for the 'Earth's Interior' quiz.

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1.

What is the hottest layer in the Earth?
- A.
  
  Mantle
- B.
  
  Core
- C.
  
  Crust
2.

What is the Earth's 'internal heat source'?
- A.
  
  Mantle
- B.
  
  Crust
- C.
  
  Core
3.

What layer has convection currents?
- A.
  
  Inner core
- B.
  
  Crust
- C.
  
  Mantle
- D.
  
  Outer core
4.

What layer is the thickest of Earths layers?
- A.
  
  Outer core
- B.
  
  Mantle
- C.
  
  Crust
- D.
  
  Inner core
5.

What causes the plates to move?
- A.
  
  Ocean currents
- B.
  
  Large machines
- C.
  
  Movement in the core
- D.
  
  Convection in the mantle
6.

What are the pieces of the Earth's crust called?
- A.
  
  Rocks
- B.
  
  Plates
- C.
  
  Puzzle pieces
- D.
  
  Continents
7.

The crust is
- A.
  
  Flexible
- B.
  
  A liquid and a solid
- C.
  
  Metallic
- D.
  
  Solid rock
8.

How do we know about the interior of the Earth?
- A.
  
  We have sent robots down to the core
- B.
  
  We have giant ex-ray machines
- C.
  
  Earthquakes/seismic waves
- D.
  
  We have sensors that can take pictures of the layers
9.

What layer is under the crust?
- A.
  
  The inner core
- B.
  
  The mantle
- C.
  
  The outer core
- D.
  
  There is no layer below the crust
10.

What layer is below the mantle?
- A.
  
  The outer core
- B.
  
  There is no layer below the mantle
- C.
  
  The inner core
- D.
  
  The crust
11.

What layer is below the outer core?
- A.
  
  The crust
- B.
  
  The mantle
- C.
  
  The inner core
- D.
  
  There is no layer below the outer core
12.

The core is
- A.
  
  ,made of rock
- B.
  
  Very cool
- C.
  
  Very hot
- D.
  
  Blue in color
13.

A material similar to the mantle's material would be
- A.
  
  Wood
- B.
  
  Copper
- C.
  
  Silly putty
- D.
  
  Glass
14.

If the Earth was a peach the pit would be the
- A.
  
  Mantle
- B.
  
  Core
- C.
  
  Crust
15.

Who discovered the continental drift in 1912?
- A.
  
  Obama.
- B.
  
  Alfred Wegener.
- C.
  
  Albert Einstein.
- D.
  
  JJ Thompson.
16.

The theory that describes the formation, movements, and interactions of these plates is called?
- A.
  
  Plate tectonics.
- B.
  
  The Lithosphere.
- C.
  
  Rift Valley.
- D.
  
  Volcanoes.
17.

What was Wegener's evidence that continental drift actually happened?
- A.
  
  Fossils of Mesosaurus.
- B.
  
  Similarities in the shapes of Africa and South America.
- C.
  
  Distinctive rock formations.
- D.
  
  All of the above.
18.

A boundary between two lithospheric plates that are moving apart is called?
- A.
  
  A rift.
- B.
  
  Rift valley.
- C.
  
  Divergent Boundary.
- D.
  
  Convergent Boundary.
19.

A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other is called?
- A.
  
  Divergent Boundary.
- B.
  
  Convergent Boundary.
- C.
  
  Subduction Boundary.
- D.
  
  Deep-sea trench.
20.

A boundary between two plates that are sliding past eachother is called?
- A.
  
  Collision boundary.
- B.
  
  Fusion boundary.
- C.
  
  Sliding boundary.
- D.
  
  Transform boundary.
21.

Geologists use the name ________ to refer to the giant landmass that existed 250 million years ago when all land was connected as one.
- A.
  
  Pangaea.
- B.
  
  Laurassia.
- C.
  
  Gondwana.
- D.
  
  Pathalassa.
22.

Which type of convergent boundary creates mountains?
- A.
  
  Continental vs. continental
- B.
  
  Continental vs. oceanic
- C.
  
  Oceanic vs. oceanic