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