Y9 Plate Tectonics

What layer of the Earth is missing from the list below?

Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust

What is the name given to the theory of a supercontinent existing over 200 million years ago?

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

Name the boundary that involves 2 plates moving towards each other and one subducts under the other.

What is this plate movement called?

What do you call the boundary where 2 plates slide?

Which boundary ONLY causes earthquakes?

• Conservative/ Transform

• Constructive/ Divergent

• Destructive/ Convergent

• Collision

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Inner Core.

• Hottest Layer

• Liquid

• Solid

• Made from Nickel and Iron

What is the name of the plate boundary that forms mountains?

In which country would you find the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?