95 Questions
Which layer of the Earth is the densest?
Inner Core
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents in the mantle
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Crust
What are the two types of crust called?
Continental and oceanic
What is the main element that makes up the outer core?
Iron and nickel
How do scientists know the inner core is solid?
By studying seismic waves from earthquakes
What causes Earth's magnetism?
Spinning of the inner core and outer core
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?
10 cm
Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates collide and push into each other?
Convergent
What is created when two continental crusts collide?
Mountains
What is created when two oceanic crusts collide?
Trenches
What happens when an oceanic crust collides with continental crust?
Volcanoes
Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates divide or pull away from each other?
Divergent
What is created when two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Earthquakes
What is created at divergent plate boundaries in the ocean?
Mid-ocean ridges
What is created at transform plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
What happens when two continental crusts collide?
Mountains
What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Subduction
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
Mantle
What are the convection currents in the mantle responsible for?
Moving the tectonic plates
What is the main element that makes up the outer core?
Iron
What causes the spinning of the inner core and the outer core?
Earth's rotation
What do scientists use to study the Earth's interior?
Seismic waves
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?
Pangea
What is the name of the movement of the Earth's plates?
Continental drift
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?
10 cm
Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates collide and push into each other?
Convergent
What is created when two continental crusts collide?
Mountains
What is created when two oceanic crusts collide?
Trenches
What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Volcanoes are created
What is created at divergent plate boundaries in the ocean?
Mid-ocean ridges
What happens when two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Earthquakes and possible tsunamis are created
What is the main element that makes up the outer core?
Iron
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Crust
What is created at transform plate boundaries?
Earthquakes and possible tsunamis
What are the two types of crust called?
Continental and oceanic
True or false: The crust is the thickest layer of the Earth.
False
True or false: The mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
True
True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel.
False
True or false: The inner core is the least dense layer of the Earth.
False
True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth.
True
True or false: The Earth's layers have different densities, with the denser layers towards the center.
True
True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.
True
True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
True
True or false: Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of continental drift.
True
True or false: When two continental crusts collide, they create mountains.
True
True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they both sink into the mantle and create trenches.
True
True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains.
True
True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
True
True or false: Transform plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.
True
True or false: When two tectonic plates divide or pull away from each other, it is called convergent plate boundary.
False
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
False
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.
False
True or false: Divergent plates create mountains.
False
True or false: Transform plates create trenches.
False
True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel.
True
True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth.
True
True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth.
True
True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
True
True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
True
True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.
True
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.
True
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
False
True or false: The mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
True
True or false: When two tectonic plates collide and push into each other, they create mountains?
True
True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they sink into the mantle and create trenches?
True
True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains?
True
True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys?
True
True or false: Transform plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis?
True
True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core?
True
True or false: The inner core is the least dense layer of the Earth?
False
True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel?
False
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys?
False
True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?
True
True or false: The crust is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
True
True or false: The mantle is made up of mostly magma?
True
True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel?
True
True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth?
True
True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth?
True
True or false: The Earth's layers have different densities, with the denser layers towards the center?
True
True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core?
True
True or false: Continental drift refers to the movement of the Earth's plates?
True
True or false: Tectonic plates move at a rate of about 10 cm per year?
True
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
False
True or false: Divergent plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.
False
True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they both sink into the mantle and create trenches.
True
True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains.
True
True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel.
False
True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth.
True
True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.
True
True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.
True
True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
True
True or false: When two continental crusts collide, they create mountains.
True
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