Earth's Layers and Tectonics Quiz

What is the center of the Earth called?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which layer is made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the mantle?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core

What is the hot, malleable semi-liquid zone in the upper mantle called?

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

Who proposed the Continental Drift Hypothesis in 1915?

• Charles Lyell

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• James Hutton

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Wegener?

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

Which type of evidence did Wegener use regarding fossil distribution?

• Climate evidence

• Glacial evidence

• Similar fossils on different continents

• Soil composition

What geological feature forms at a mid-ocean ridge?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• New crust

• Mountain

What is the process of new crust forming at mid-ocean ridges called?

• Subduction

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Plate Collision

What type of map shows the age of the oceanic crust?

• Plate tectonic map

• Seafloor topography map

• Isochron map

• Geological map

Which statement is true about the crust near mid-ocean ridges?

• It is older than crust further away.

• It is younger than crust further away.

• It is the same age as crust further away.

• It is denser than crust further away.