Our Puzzle Planet

The rocky outermost layer of Earth is the:

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The lower mantle is made of :

• solid rocks

• hot molten rock

The rocks in the upper mantle are solid and stiff.

• True

• False

Which layer is represented at C?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The inner core is mostly made up of:

• magnesium

• silicon

• iron

• oxygen

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

• The theory that describes how Earth's outer layers is broken up into moving tectonic plates

• Tectonic plates stay in one place

• All of the continents were once apart of a Super Continent called Panthalassa

• All of the plates were once a solid plate until they broke up and moved to their current position

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Earth's plates are made up of the:

• Earth's crust and upper mantle

• Earth's crust only

• lower mantle and upper core

• inner core

Plates slide over the :

• hot inner core

• hot outer core

• hot molten rocks of the mantle

• crust

Where do Earth's plates meet?

• At plate boundaries

• At the crust

• At the mantle

• At the core

In the picture, plates move _______ each other.

• away from

• towards

• underneath of

• over-top of