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Date _____________
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Earth’s Layers and Plate Tectonics Quiz
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Directions: Use the diagram below to answer questions 1-4.
1. Which layer of Earth is liquid and
responsible for our magnetic field?
A
B.
C.
D.
C
A
B
D
2. Which layer is broken up into tectonic plates?
A.
C.
B.
D.
3. Which correctly describes the mantle?
A. A solid, thin layer of Earth with temperature approximately equal to the surface
of the sun
B. The layer of Earth that has convection currents causing continental drift
C. Earth’s thickest layer (semi-solid)
D. Both B & C
4. Which layer is a solid consisting of Iron and Nickel?
A
C.
B.
D.
5. This diagram shows:
A. a convergent boundary
B. a transform fault
C. a subduction zone
D. both A & C
6. Which is the correct symbol for Iron?
A. Fe
B. Ir
C. Ni
D. Cl
7. Discuss subduction, what type of tectonic plates are involved and what type of
boundary occurs.
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8. Draw a diagram of Earth and its magnetic field.
9. Our last lab was a fun filled edible activity. What was the purpose of the lab (what did
you learn)?
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Extra Credit: What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of Pangea?
What does Pangea mean?
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