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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary creates new sea floor?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subduction
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of boundary is shown in the picture?
divergent
convergent
transform
trench
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the thinnest layer of the earth?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
- 4. Multiple Choice
What causes plate movement?
waiters in a restaurant
lava
convection currents in the outer core
convection currents in the asthenosphere
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which plate is number 3?
North America
Pacific
African
Indo-Australian
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which plate is number 5?
North American
Pacific
African
Indo-Australian
- 7. Multiple Choice
List the physical plates from outermost layers to the innermost layers.
Crust, mantle, core
Crust, mantle, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core
Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
Lithosphere, asthensphere, hemisphere
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the inner core made of?
liquid metals
solid iron and nickel
soild magma
oxygen, silicon, and aluminum
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?
pizza crust
oceanic crust
continental crust
new crust
- 10. Multiple Choice
The physical layer of the earth that contains rocky crust and the upper layer of the mantle is called the...
crust
lithosphere
mantle
asthenosphere
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where would you find earthquakes?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
all plate boundaries
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of landforms would you find near a subduction zone?
rifts and valley
mountains and new seafloor
trenches and volcanoes
volcanoes and glaciers
- 13. Multiple Choice
A lowland area formed by a divergent boundary is called a
ridge
mountain
trench
rift
- 14. Multiple Choice
The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion is the theory of...
continental eruption
plate boundaries
plate tectonics
lithospheric drift
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which tectonic plate does Dr. Beaker live on?
crust
lithosphere
North American
Texan
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