Tectonic plates

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

Which type of tectonic plate moves under another plate?

• Divergent plate

• Convergent plate

• Transform plate

• Subduction plate

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates are moving apart?

• Divergent plate

• Convergent plate

• Transform plate

• Subduction plate

Which type of boundary forms when two tectonic plates move past each other?

• Divergent plate

• Convergent plate

• Transform plate

• Subduction plate

Which type of boundary forms when toccurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it?

• Divergent plate

• Convergent plate

• Transform plate

• Subduction plate

What is the name for the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart?

• Lodina

• Gondwana

• Pangea

• Auraisa

What is the name for the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

• Magnesi

• Lava

• Granite

• Magma

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Erosion

• Tectonic shift

• Explosion

• Volcanic eruption

What is the name for a large crack or fracture in the Earth's crust?

• Fault

• Rift

• Fissure

• Hole in the ground

What is the name for the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earth's crust theory

• Earthquake theory

• Plate tectonics theory

• Volcanic theory