Checkup quiz on Plate Tectonics

1. Quarter 1
Quiz 1

2. Item 1. (4 pts.)
What are
MOUNTAINS?

3. Item 2. (3pts.)
What are the 3
layers of the
earth?

4. Item 3. (3pts.)
What are the other
terms used to refer
to the
outer/outside layer
of the earth?

5. Item 4. (7pts.)
What are the 7
continents of the
world?

6. Item 5. (7 pts.)
What are the 7
major plates of
the earth?

7. Item 6. (6 pts.)
Where do
mountains and
major mountain
ranges are usually
found and located?

9. Answer Key:
1. Mountains are land deformation that is usually extended vertically
upward.
2. In any order: Crust, Mantle, Core
3. Other terms for outer/outside layer of the earth.
1. Crust 2. Lithosphere 3. Tectonic plate
4. The 7 Major Continents of the world.
1. Asia 2. Europe 3. North America
4. South America 5. Africa 6. Australia 7. Antarctica
5. The 7 Major Plates of the earth.
1. Pacific Plate 2. Eurasian Plate 3. African Plate
4. Indo-Australian Plate 5. North American Plate
6. South American Plate 7. Antarctic Plate
6. Mountains and mountain ranges are usually located along the
edges of the continents.