Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

What are the three layers of Earth?

• Crust, mantle, core

• Surface, crust, core

• Crust, magma, core

• Oceanic, continental, crust

Which of Earth's layer is made of hot, molten liquid?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Surface

Earth's crust is made of two parts? Select the two choices that are the two types of crust.

• Convergent and Divergent

• Continental and Oceanic

• Land and Water

• Mantle and Core

What is the outer most layer of Earth that is 5-100 km thick?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Surface

When plate tectonic boundaries collide, a ___________ movement occurs?

• Transformation

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Earthquake

Plate tectonics float below the surface on top of Earth's ___________.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Water

Divergent movements of plate tectonics causes the mantle to be exposed creating _____________.

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Faults

• Volcanic Eruptions

The ______ is in the Center of earth and is made of solid iron and is 1/3 of Earth's mass.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Surface

Earthquakes occurs and fault lines are created when two or more plate tectonics _________.

• collide

• divide

• slide pass

• shake

Which is not a type of plate tectonice boundary movement?

• Divergent

• Continental

• Transformation

• Convergent