Earth's Layers And Plate Tectonics Review Question Preview (ID: 37023)


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Which layer is the most dense?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Outer Core
d) Inner core

Which physical layer has plasticity?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Inner Core

Which layer is the hottest?
a) Outer core
b) Lithosphere
c) Crust
d) Inner Core

Which of the following DOESN'T belong?
a) Core
b) Mantle
c) Lithosphere
d) Crust

Which is the thinnest layer?
a) Crust
b) Core
c) Mantle
d) They're all the same thickness

Which is the thickest layer?
a) Core
b) Crust
c) Mantle
d) They're all the same thickness

Which physical layer is broken into tectonic plates?
a) Crust
b) Lithosphere
c) Asthenosphere
d) Mantle

Which plate boundary is formed from two plates colliding?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Consliding

Which plate boundary is formed from two plates moving away from each other?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Conslinding

Which plate boundary is formed from two plates sliding against each other?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Transformers

Which correctly describes a subduction zone?
a) The denser plate slides OVER the less dense plate
b) The denser plates slides UNDER the less dense plate
c)
d)

Divergent plate boundaries form
a) Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges
b) Fault lines and Earthquakes
c) Mountains
d) Explosive Volcanic Activitiy

Transform boundaries form
a) Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges
b) Fault Lines and Earthquakes
c) Mountains
d) Explosive Volcanic activity

What type of rock would be formed from intense heat and pressure?
a) Sedimentary
b) Sediment
c) Metamorphic
d) Igneous

What type of rock would be formed from cementing and compacting?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Magma

Which of the following is FALSE?
a) Inner core is the most dense
b) The mantle is THICKER than the crust
c) The crust has the MOST pressure
d) Asthenosphere has plasticity

Which of the following describes plasticity?
a) Solid material moves like a liquid
b) Liquid material moves like a solid
c) Made of plastic
d)

Melting igneous rock would form
a) Sediment
b) Metamorphic Rock
c) Sedimentary Rock
d) Magma

Which physical layer is liquid metal?
a) Inner core
b) Outer core
c) Core
d) Crust

What causes the tectonic plates to move?
a) Gravity
b) The Sun
c) Tidal Pull from the Moon
d) Convection Currents

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