Earth's Layers and Tectonic Plates Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

What is the temperature of the mantle?

• 6000 degrees Celsius

• 4000 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 2000 degrees Celsius

What is the composition of the outer core?

• Water

• Rock

• Metal

• Magma

What is the process called where warm magma rises and cold magma sinks in the mantle?

• Crustal Uplift

• Subduction

• Convection

• Erosion

What is formed when magma reaches the surface and solidifies?

• Tectonic Plates

• Mantle

• New Crust

• Volcanoes

What causes the existing crust to move outwards?

• Tectonic Plates

• Convection Cell

• Slab Pull

• Ridge Push

What are the different slabs of rock constantly being pushed around by convection currents called?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Tectonic Plates

• Magma

Which of the following is an example of an oceanic plate?

• Pacific Plate

• Scotia Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

What happens at the boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• New Crust Formation

• Subduction

What is the real action happening along the edges of the tectonic plates?

• Subduction

• Crustal Uplift

• Tectonic Plate Movement

• Magma Rising