Plate Motion

The plates of Earth’s outer ____________ move.

• core

• mantle

• boundary

• layer

Which statement best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the surface in the image?

• Earth's outer layer is made of sand and water.

• Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

• Underneath the soil, Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of sand.

• Earth's outer layer is made of water.

Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.

Which plate boundary line do earthquakes and volcanoes occur on?

• Trench

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Both convergent and divergent

How are fossils on the same species found on two different continents?

• Plates are pushed far apart by earthquakes.

• Plates slowly move apart and soft solid rock from underneath gets added to the edges.

• Plates move apart as new plates gets placed between them.

• Plates float away from each other.

Which of the diagrams properly shows a Cross-Section?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

What land feature does X represent?

• valley

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• sink-hole

What is Earth's outer layer made of?

• Soft Solid Rock

• Hard Solid Rock

• Water

• Water & Sand

What boundary line does the images represent?

• Divergent?

• Convergent?

• Transform?

• Classic?

What land feature does X represent?

• trough

• mid-ocean ridge

• gully

• trench