Plate Tectonics Quiz

What are the major layers of the Earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

• Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Core

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Continental, Oceanic, Subduction, Transform

The molten rock in the mantle is very likely moving in _________________ _______________ as it heats and cools within the mantle.

• wind patterns

• convection currents

• seismic waves

• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the composition of the lithosphere?

• Sedimentary rocks, Igneous rocks, Metamorphic rocks

• Liquid iron

• Solid iron

• Plastic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What causes the iron within the inner core to be solid rather than liquid?

• velocity

• temperature

• pressure

• density

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What marks the boundary between the crust and the mantle?

• Mohorovicic discontinuity

• Asthenosphere

• Mid-Ocean ridge

• Transform boundary

What is the mantle primarily composed of?

• Liquid iron

• Solid iron

• Plastic rock

• Sedimentary rocks

What is the outer core primarily made of?

• Liquid iron

• Solid iron

• Plastic rock

• Sedimentary rocks

What is the inner core primarily made of?

• Liquid iron

• Solid iron

• Plastic rock

• Sedimentary rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Convection currents

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tsunamis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The upper portion of the mantle where tectonic plates move is called the ______________________.

• thermosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• geosphere