AQA - Hazards (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

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

• Outer core

• Mantle.

• Crust

• inner core.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• Conservative boundary.

• Constructive boundary.

• Destructive boundary.

• rift valley.

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

How is it possible for new crust/land to be formed without increasing the total amount of land?

• Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

• New crust is underwater where it sinks

• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

What are Tectonic Plates?

• A continent

• The Trees in Vietnam

• The Plates that move the Continents

What do we call a violent shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Plate