The Geosphere and Earthquakes

Earth's thin outer layer

• Erosion
• Magma
• Crust
• Core

The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere

• Tectonic plates
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Fault

The____________substances make up Earth's outermost layer, and the ___________substances make up Earth's inner layers.

• hottest, coolest
• densest, least dense
• least dense, densest
• most iron-rich, most iron-poor

The Earth's lithosphere contains

• The mante
• The oceanic crust
• The continental crust
• All are correct

A break in Earth's crust

• Mantle
• Ozone
• Fault
• Volcano

Layer of Earth between the crust and the core

• Granite
• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Upper crust

The area where two tectonic plates move apart from one another is known as a

• Hot spot
• Convergent boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Transform boundary

The area where two tectonic plates move towards one another creating a subduction zone

• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Fault

Which of the following layers contains most of the Earth's mass?

• The core
• The mantle
• The oceanic crust
• The continental crust

The area where two tectonic plates slide along one another is known as a

• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Volcano