How Much Do You Really Know About Plate Tectonics? Trivia Quiz
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How Much Do You Really Know About Plate Tectonics? This is the motion of plates on the earth's lithosphere that are attributed for the formation of continents as we know them. Do you know what can be found below the earth’s surface? The question below is perfect for helping you find out. Do give it a shot and see how well you will do.
- 1.It is the outer layer of the earth and is made up of the rigid upper mantle and the crust.
- A.
Lithosphere
- B.
Asthenosphere
- C.
Mesosphere
- D.
Atmosphere
- 2.Which layer of the earth do metals LIQUEFY due to extreme temperature?
- A.
Crust
- B.
Mantle
- C.
Outer Core
- D.
Inner Core
- 3.Which layer of the earth do melted metals solidify due to extreme pressure?
- A.
Crust
- B.
Mantle
- C.
Outer Core
- D.
Inner Core
- 4.It is the outer layer of the earth.
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Inner Core
- D.
Outer Core
- 5.Which of the following statements supports Plate Tectonic Theory ?
- A.
Occurrence of Earthquake
- B.
Fossils found in different continent.
- C.
Formation of Mountains
- D.
Volcanic eruption
- 6.Which of the following supports the Plate Tectonic Theory? I. The shapes of many continents are such that they look like they are separated pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. II. Many fossil comparisons along the edges of continents that look like they fit together suggest species similarities that would only make sense if the two continents were joined at some point in the past. III. Paleomagnetism. Magnetic field orientations in rock strata. IV. Volcanic Eruptions
- A.
I and II
- B.
I, II and III
- C.
I, III and IV
- D.
I, II, III and IV
- 7.Which of the following describes the INNER CORE of the earth?
- A.
It is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.
- B.
It is made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body
- C.
It is a fluid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel, metals liquefy in this region.
- D.
It is is the Earth's innermost part of the earth which is composed of an iron-nickel alloy and some other elements and is about the temperature at the surface of the Sun.
- 8.Which of the following describes the LITHOSPHERE of the earth?
- A.
It is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.
- B.
It is made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body
- C.
It is a fluid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel, metals liquefy in this region.
- D.
It is is the Earth's innermost part of the earth which is composed of an iron–nickel alloy and some other elements and is about the temperature at the surface of the Sun.[3]
- 9.Which of the following describe the MANTLE of the earth?
- A.
It is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.
- B.
It is made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body
- C.
It is a fluid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel, metals liquefy in this region.
- D.
It is is the Earth's innermost part of the earth which is composed of an iron-nickel alloy and some other elements and is about the temperature at the surface of the Sun.
- 10.It the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a denser plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- A.
Earthquake
- B.
Volcanic eruption
- C.
Subduction
- D.
Convergence
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