Science 10 Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the thickest layer of the earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?

• oxygen

• silicon

• iron

• magnesium

What elements are present in the core of the earth?

• oxygen and silicon

• iron and oxygen

• silicon and nickel

• nickel and iron

This refers to the weak layer of earth where the tectonic plates are floating.

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• asthenosphere

• geosphere

What layer of earth refers to the layers that is composed of the crust and upper mantle?

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• asthenosphere

• geosphere

This refers to a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.

What do you call this?

• crust

• lithosphere

• tectonic plate

• plate tectonics

What do you call a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Magnetic Reversal

• Seafloor Spreading

What do you call a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate?

• plate boundary

• plate tectonics

• tectonic plate

• fault line

What is the largest tectonic plate?

• Antarctic Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• African Plate