Geodynamics Quiz

What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for generating the magnetic field?

• Crust
  

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

The Earth's inner core is liquid due to extreme heat.

• True

• False

Convection currents in the mantle drive plate tectonics.

• True

• False

Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift was widely accepted at first

• True

• False

The Earth's __________ is the thickest layer and is made of semi-solid rock.

The process by which the Earth's magnetic field is generated is called __________.

The __________ boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

Match the tectonic plate boundary type with its description:

• 1. Plates move away from each other

• Convergent

• 1. Plates move toward each other

• Transform

• Plates slide past each other

• Divergent