10.1 + 10.2 The Earth, Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Which is the central part of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

Which part is made from hot, flowing rock?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Why do the tectonics plates move?

• Oceans carry them.

• The mantle under them is moving.

• Gravity pulls them down.

'Large area of land on the Earth’s surface, separated from other continents by oceans' is the definition for...

• A country

• A continent

• A tectonic plate

• The crust

Which scientist came up with the continental drift hypothesis?

• Darwin

• Wegener

• Newton

• Wilson

'Event where the sudden movement of tectonic plates causes the crust to move and vibrate violently' is the definition for...

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcano formation

• Mountain formation

'The region where two tectonic plates meet, forming a line' is the definition for...

• Continental drift

• Tectonic plates

• Plate boundary

• Mountain range

'Place where hot rock from the mantel breaks through the crust and flows over the surface' is the definition for...

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Mountain

'Huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake in the crust under the ocean' is the definition for...

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Tidal wave

• Tectonic wave

'A valley formed at the boundary between two plates that are moving apart' is the definition for...

• Fold mountain

• Rift Valley

• Volcano

• Mountain