Plate Tectonics & Earth's Interior Quiz

Which layer of Earth is made of solid metal?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Gravity from the Moon

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Wind and ocean currents

• Earthquakes

Which type of plate boundary creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What forms when two continental plates collide?

• A deep-sea trench

• A volcanic island arc

• A mountain range

• A rift valley

What happens at a transform boundary?

• Plates move toward each other

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates sink into the mantle

The outer core is solid, while the inner core is liquid.

• True

• False

The lithosphere is broken into pieces called tectonic plates.

• True

• False

Earth’s mantle is completely solid and does not flow.

• True

• False

Volcanoes and earthquakes often occur along plate boundaries.

• True

• False

The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another is called subduction.

• True

• False