Apes Plate Tectonics

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A subduction zone is formed...

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another

• at every type of convergent plate boundary

• at every type of divergent plate boundary

• at transform boundaries

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

• At plate boundaries

• in oceans

• in the middle of continents

• in the middle of plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• subducting

Which layer of the earth is between the core and the crust?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

In the diagram, C represents which type of plate boundary

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the middle part of the mantle that is partially molten rock, or putty like, or semisolid.

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Lithosphere

• Crust

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the lithosphere?

• The lithosphere is mostly liquid, with some medium-density materials, such as silicon.

• The lithosphere is more plastic and flows slowly compared to the solid crust of Earth.

• The lithosphere includes the core and the lower portion of the mantle.

• The lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which is sold and rigid.

Which of the following correctly lists the layers from innermost to outermost?

• inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust

• lower mantle, upper mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

• lower mantle, inner core, upper mantle, outer core, crust

• crust, inner core, lower mantle, upper mantle, outer core