Plate Tectonics

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What happens to density as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Density Decreases
• Density Increases
• Density decreases and then increases

Which layer of the Earth has Convection currents occurring within the layer?

• Layer 1, the crust
• Layer 2, the mantle
• Layer 3, the outer core
• Layer 4, the inner core

Which layer of Earth is dense and LIQUID?

• upper mantle
• lower mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which layer of the earth is under the highest pressure?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

Plates move towards each another at ______________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• detergent

Plates move away from each other at ___________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transorm
• submergent

Plates slide past each other at ____________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

Which statement it true about scientific theories?

• They DO NOT require any evidence.
• They describe WHAT happens in nature.
• They explain WHY something happens in nature.
• They can become a scientific law.

What would you be most likely to find at a TRANSFORM boundary?

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mountains
• Rift