
Continental Drift and Earth's Layers
Quiz by Melanie Meredith
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What phase of matter is Earth’s inner core?
What are the contents of Earth’s outer layer?
What is the relationship between Earth’s inner core and outer core?
Which action fuels the convection cell in Earth’s mantle?
Which layer of Earth is located directly under the crust?
Which occurs as one goes deeper into Earth’s interior?
What would one notice about Earth’s continental plates if observing those over a long period of time?
Convection currents are found in which layer of Earth?
What occurs when continental crust collides with other continental crust?
Which statement describes a seismic wave during an earthquake?
What occurs when an earthquake wave passes from crust to mantle?
Which units are used to measure the distance that lithospheric plates move each year?
Which causes movements of Earth’s tectonic plates?
How is new crustal material continuously added to the ocean floor?
What causes the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates?