Plate Motion End-Of-Unit Test

Type your first and last name.

Earth's outer layer is called the _________________.

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Earth's outer layer is covered with ________________________.

• hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
• some rock and some water

The crust is broken up into pieces called __________________.

• tectonic plates
• boundaries
• continental sections
• faults

Geologists look for __________________ in landforms and in geologic events in order to better understand Earth.

• patterns
• random events

The plates of Earth's outer layer ____________________.

• always move
• move sometimes
• remain in a fixed position
• grow

Colliding plates

• Converging
• Diverging
• Transforming

Dividing plates

• Converging
• Diverging
• Transforming

Plates sliding past each other

• Converging
• Diverging
• Transforming

Which is true?

• Tectonic plates move, which can cause earthquakes and volcanoes
• Earthquakes and/or volcanoes cause tectonic plates to move