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Inside Earth Vocabulary Quiz
Mr. Mathews’ Earth Science
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1. Continental Drift is
a. the hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to
form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement
of continents
b. the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called
tectonic plates, move and change shape
c. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms as magma rises to
Earth's surface and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge
d. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
2. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move is the
a. mantle
b. core
c. asthenosphere
d. lithosphere
3. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object is called
a. Shearing
b. Compression
c. Tension
d. Friction
4. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core is called the
a. mantle
b. mesosphere
c. lithosphere
d. mesosphere
5. Sea-Floor spreading is
a. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
b. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms as magma rises to
Earth's surface and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge
c. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the
mantle
6. A fault is
a. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the
mantle
b. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
c. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
d. the bending of rock layers due to stress
7. The Mesosphere is
a. the central part of Earth below the mantle
b. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
c. the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
d. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other is called
a. Convergent Boundary
b. Divergent Boundary
c. Transform Boundary
d. Normal Boundary
9. The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates,
move and change shape is called
a. Continental Drift
b. Sea-Floor Spreading
c. Tectonic Plates
d. Plate Tectonics
10. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle is called the
a. crust
b. asthenosphere
c. mesosphere
d. core
11. Transform boundaries are
a. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
b. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
c. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
d. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
12. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object is called
a. compression
b. tension
c. shearing
d. folding
13. The Lithosphere is
a. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of
the mantle
b. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
c. the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
d. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
14. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the
mantle are
a. Plate Tectonics
b. Tectonic Plates
c. Lithosphere
d. Continents
15. The bending of rock layers due to stress is called
a. folding
b. faulting
c. compression
d. tension
16. The central part of Earth below the mantle is the
a. crust
b. mesosphere
c. core
d. asthenosphere
17. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding is a
a. Mountain Boundary
b. Convergent Boundary
c. Divergent Boundary
d. Transform Boundary