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Unit 1 – Restless Earth – Multiple Choice Quiz
1. Which part of the Earth is directly below the crust?
a) Mantle
b) Inner core
c) Outer core
2. Which part of the Earth is the hottest?
a) Mantle
b) Inner core
c) Outer core
3. What material makes up the mantle?
a) Iron
b) Magma
c) Nickel
4. A constructive or divergent plate boundary is when:
a) Plates move together
b) Plates slide past each other causing friction
c) Plates move apart
5. A destructive or convergent boundary is when:
a) Plates move together
b) Plates slide past each other causing friction
c) Plates move apart
6. At a conservative plate boundary land is:
a) Destroyed
b) Created
c) Neither created or destroyed
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Unit 1 – Restless Earth – Multiple Choice Quiz
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7. What occurence is common along a conservative plate boundary?
a) Volcanoes
b) Earthquakes
c) Hurricanes
8. The Himalayas were formed on what kind of plate boundary?
a) Conservative
b) Constructive
c) Destructive
9. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge or chain of volcanoes formed underneath the Atlantic Ocean is
created by what kind of plate boundary?
a) Conservative
b) Constructive
c) Destructive
10. How thick is the Earth's crust?
a) 0 - 10km
b) 0 - 60km
c) 0 - 140km
ANSWERS
1. The mantle is directly below the Earth's crust. Nearer the centre of the Earth this layer is
softer, towards the outside it is harder. The outer core is much deeper.
2. The inner core is the hottest part of the Earth.
3. The mantle is made up of magma
4. At a constructive or divergent plate boundary plates move apart. They move together at
destructive or collision boundaries.
5. At destructive or convergent boundaries the plates move towards one another
6. No land is created at a conservative boundary and none is destroyed. This is because at a
conservative plate boundary the plates are sliding horizontally past each other.
7. Earthquakes are common along conservative plate boundaries.
Unit 1 – Restless Earth – Multiple Choice Quiz
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8. The Himalayas were formed by a destructive plate boundary. A destructive boundary may
also be called a collision boundary. When plates push the continental crust together, the
land is forced upwards to form Fold Mountains, including the Himalayas.
9. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is formed by a constructive boundary. As plates move apart they
allow magma to rise to the surface of the Earth's crust. This allows new land to be formed
through the creation of volcanoes.
10. The Earth's crust is 0 - 60km thick. It is not as thick as 140km.