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Which plate boundary slides and creates earthquakes?
a) convergent
b) divergent
c) transform
d) core

Which boundary creates valleys and volcanoes?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Mantle

Which plate boundaries collide and create mountains?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Speed

What was the name of the super continent?
a) Eurasian plate
b) Tokyo Drift
c) Continental Drift
d) Pangea

Which of Earth's layers is a solid?
a) Inner Core
b) Outer Core
c) Mantle
d) Ocean

Which layer contains convection currents?
a) Inner Core
b) Outer Core
c) Mantel
d) Crust

On which type of crust are the continents located?
a) Pizza crust
b) Pie Crust
c) Oceanic Crust
d) Continental Crust

How many continents does Earth have?
a) 12
b) 50
c) 7
d) 8

What causes movement in the tectonic plates?
a) Alfred Wagner
b) crust
c) convection currents
d) Earthquakes

How many layers does Earth have?
a) 12
b) 7
c) 4
d) 5

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
a) Alfred Wagner
b) Pangea
c) Your Science Teacher
d) Albert Einstein

Transform boundaries...
a) collide and create mountains
b) create mountains
c) broke the continents apart
d) slide past one another and make earthquakes

Which of the following layers is pure liquid?
a) Continental Crust
b) Eurasian plate
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which of the following is solid nickle and iron?
a) The inner core
b) The outer core
c) mantle
d) Oceanic Crust

Convergent boundaries make...
a) Oceans
b) earthquakes
c) volcanoes
d) mountains

Which of the following is the largest of Earth's layers?
a) Inner Core
b) Outer Core
c) Mantle
d) Crust

Which is the thinnest of Earth's layers?
a) Convection Currents
b) Inner Core
c) Mantle
d) Crust

Which layer contains the tectonic plates?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Inner Core
d) Outer Core

Convection currents can be found in...
a) liquids or gas
b) solids
c) pizza crust
d) core

Which of the following tectonic plates is located on Australia?
a) North American Plate
b) Eurasian Plate
c) Indo-Australian Plate
d) South American Plate

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