Plate Tectonics Unit Review

What are the four layers of the earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Crust, Core, Mantle, Lithosphere

• Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

What are the two types of crust on earth?

• Oceanic and Continental

• Mantle and Core

• Inner and Outer

• Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

Which crust is thinner?

Which is thicker?

What types of rocks are each of the crust types made of?

What are the three types of plate boundaries on earth?

• Convergent, divergent, and transform

• North, South, and Central

• Mountain, valley, and plain

• Oceanic, continental, and hybrid

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When two plates at a transform boundary slip past each other and move quickly, what do we feel on the surface?

• A volcanic eruption

• An earthquake

• A tsunami

• A hurricane

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At a convergent boundary, when a oceanic plate goes under a continental plate, what happens?

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What event on the surface happens when the material underground gets hot enough with enough pressure?

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Tsunami

• Landslide

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What are two types of evidence scientists use to figure out if continents were together in the past?

• Fossil records and rock formations

• Ocean currents and wind patterns

• Satellite images and GPS data

• Climate records and ice cores

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