The geology of planet Earth

What is the name of the hard and rocky layer of the Earth´s surface?

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer core

Where are located the plants, animals and all of the land of the planet?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• All are correct

The crust is made up of ...

• Semi-liquid rock.

• Liquid rock.

• Solid rock, including the continents, islands and ocean floor.

• All are incorrect.

The ocean is located in the ...

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Crust and mantle

Tectonic plates move very slowly.

• False. They move fast and about 150 km a year.

• True. They just move few centimeters a year.

• True. They move few kilometers a year.

• False. They move very fast.

Tectonic plates are...

• Huge

• Medium-size

• Small

• Little

Tectonic plates can move ...

• Towards other tectonic plates.

• Away from other tectonic plates.

• Towards and away from other tectonic plates.

• All are incorrect.

When tectonic plates push against each other...

• Mountains are formed in hundreds of years.

• Mountains are formed in millions of years.

• Mountains are formed within months.

• Mountains are never formed.

An example of a mountain range is...

• the Alps.

• Teide.

• Pico Urriellu.

• the Everest.

The mantle is made up of ...

• semi-liquid rock called magma.

• liquid rock.

• liquid rock and semi-liquid rock called magma.

• just magma.