Earth's Layers Quiz

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Which layer of the Earth is the densest?

  • Outer Core
  • Crust
  • Inner Core (correct)
  • Mantle

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

  • Seismic waves from earthquakes
  • Pressure from the layers above
  • Spinning of the inner core
  • Convection currents in the mantle (correct)

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

  • Inner Core
  • Mantle
  • Crust (correct)
  • Outer Core

What are the two types of crust called?

<p>Continental and oceanic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main element that makes up the outer core?

<p>Iron and nickel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do scientists know the inner core is solid?

<p>By studying seismic waves from earthquakes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes Earth's magnetism?

<p>Spinning of the inner core and outer core (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

<p>Alfred Wegener (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?

<p>10 cm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates collide and push into each other?

<p>Convergent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created when two continental crusts collide?

<p>Mountains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created when two oceanic crusts collide?

<p>Trenches (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an oceanic crust collides with continental crust?

<p>Volcanoes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates divide or pull away from each other?

<p>Divergent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

<p>Earthquakes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created at divergent plate boundaries in the ocean?

<p>Mid-ocean ridges (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created at transform plate boundaries?

<p>Earthquakes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when two continental crusts collide?

<p>Mountains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?

<p>Subduction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

<p>Mantle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the convection currents in the mantle responsible for?

<p>Moving the tectonic plates (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main element that makes up the outer core?

<p>Iron (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the spinning of the inner core and the outer core?

<p>Earth's rotation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do scientists use to study the Earth's interior?

<p>Seismic waves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?

<p>Pangea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the movement of the Earth's plates?

<p>Continental drift (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

<p>Alfred Wegener (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?

<p>10 cm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plate boundary is created when two tectonic plates collide and push into each other?

<p>Convergent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created when two continental crusts collide?

<p>Mountains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created when two oceanic crusts collide?

<p>Trenches (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?

<p>Volcanoes are created (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created at divergent plate boundaries in the ocean?

<p>Mid-ocean ridges (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

<p>Earthquakes and possible tsunamis are created (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main element that makes up the outer core?

<p>Iron (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

<p>Crust (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created at transform plate boundaries?

<p>Earthquakes and possible tsunamis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of crust called?

<p>Continental and oceanic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The crust is the thickest layer of the Earth.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The inner core is the least dense layer of the Earth.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Earth's layers have different densities, with the denser layers towards the center.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of continental drift.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two continental crusts collide, they create mountains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they both sink into the mantle and create trenches.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Transform plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two tectonic plates divide or pull away from each other, it is called convergent plate boundary.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create mountains.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Transform plates create trenches.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two tectonic plates collide and push into each other, they create mountains?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they sink into the mantle and create trenches?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Transform plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The inner core is the least dense layer of the Earth?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Pangea was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The crust is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mantle is made up of mostly magma?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Scientists study seismic waves from earthquakes to determine what's inside the Earth?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Earth's layers have different densities, with the denser layers towards the center?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Continental drift refers to the movement of the Earth's plates?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Tectonic plates move at a rate of about 10 cm per year?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two oceanic crusts collide, they both sink into the mantle and create trenches.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When an oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic crust subducts and creates volcanoes or mountains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The outer core is made up of mostly solid iron and nickel.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The inner core is the densest layer of the Earth.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Earth's magnetism is believed to be caused by the spinning of the inner and outer core.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Convergent plate boundaries create earthquakes and possible tsunamis.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Divergent plates create mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: When two continental crusts collide, they create mountains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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