Plate Tectonics Quiz

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• core

• mantle

• crust

• ozone

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel

• crust

• mantle

• core

• none of the above

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust

• mantle

• core

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down depending on the layer

• stays the same

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is this?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• tornado

• volcano eruption

• earthquake

• mountain formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates

• Pull apart

• Slide past each other

• Come together

• subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is the name of the ancient super continent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Lithuania

• Pangea

• Mozambique

• Libya

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of plate boundary is this?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3