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8R Final Review - Earth's Layers And Plate Tectonics
Test Description: 8R Final Review Earth's Layers Plate Tectonics Continental Drift
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the innnermost layer of the Earth ?
A
mantle
B
inner core
C
outer core
D
crust
2) Put the layers of the Earth in the correct order starting with the outermost layer.
A
mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
B
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
C
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
D
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
3) Which layer has convection currents which are responsible for the movement of Earth's plates ?
A
Crust
B
Mantle
C
Outer Core
D
Inner Core
4) Which layer is the hottest ?
A
Outer Core
B
Crust
C
Mantle
D
Inner Core
5) Which of the following statements is true as you move deeper into the Earth ?
A
Pressure and temperature increase
B
pressure and temperature decrease
C
pressure decerase and temperature stays the same
D
Pressure increases and temperature decreases
6) The Earth's crust is broken into pieces called.....
A
continents
B
volcanoes
C
oceans
D
plates
7) Alfred Wegener developed the Theory of ___________ by looking at matching
A
Plate Tectonics, rocks and fossils
B
Continental Drift, weather patterns
C
Continental Drift, rocks and fossils
D
Plate Tectonics, water samples
8) Plates spreading apart is called a _________ boundary
A
divergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
cell
9) A ________________ boundary is where plates slide past one another
A
convergent
B
transform
C
cell
D
divergent
10) Which of the following is NOT evidence of continental drift ?
A
matching X-rays
B
matching fossils
C
matching coastlines
D
matching rocks
11) _______________ is when one plate is pushed under another at a convergent boundary.
A
Transform
B
Pangaea
C
Divergent
D
Subduction
12) Magma in the mantle rises becuase it is ___________ by the Earth's ________.
A
cooled, core
B
heated, core
C
cooled, crust
D
heated, crust
13) What causes Earth's plates to move ?
A
Convection currents in the mantle
B
Winds caused by air pressure
C
Convection currents in the Crust
D
Ocean currents in the Atlantic
14) The inner core is made of solid ______ and is responsible for the Earth's ________________.
A
rock, magnetic field
B
iron, magnetic field
C
rocks, tides
D
iron, tides
15) A large magma chamber that breaks through the crust in the middle of a plate is called a ___________.
A
transform boundary
B
Hot Spot
C
convergent boundary
D
pangaea
16) Mountains are typically formed when two plates __________./
A
slide past one another
B
none of the above
C
collide
D
separate
17) ____________________ occur when one plate subducts under another and the crust is melted.
A
Seafloor spreading
B
Volcanoes
C
Magnetic fields
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