Open Notes POP Quiz - Moving Continents & Plate Tectonics

First & Last Name

What is Earth's rocky outer shell called?

• the crust
• the mantle
• the inner core
• the outer core

Earth is split into giant pieces/fragments called _________________.

• the crust
• the mantle
• boundaries
• tectonic plates

What is a boundary?

• where the crust and mantle meet
• where edges of tectonic plates meet
• where the inner and outer core meet
• the answer is not here

Which type of boundary pushes away from each other?

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

Which type of boundary pushes towards each other?

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

Which type of boundary slides past each other?

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

How many continents are there?

• eight
• six
• twelve
• seven

Wegner believed all the continents used to be combined. What did he call this? *Must spell correctly.*

When the combined continent called pangea moved apart, this was called _____________.

• pangea drift
• continental drift
• earth's structure
• the answer is not here