5 Written Questions

1. is the solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the earth
2. when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
3. is a soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of hte lithosphere move
4. is the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
5. is the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material

5 Matching Questions

1. strike-slip faults
2. core
3. normal fault
4. contunental drift
5. tension

1. a a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
2. b occur when opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
3. c is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
4. d is the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have doe so in the past
5. e extends from the of the mantle to the center of the earth

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. when two tectonic plates push into one another
   1. convergent bounderies
   2. divergent boundary
   3. transform boundary
   4. contunental drift
2. occurs when rock layers bend due to stress in the earths crust
   1. core
   2. folding
   3. fault
   4. tension
3. a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall
   1. fault
   2. normal fault
   3. strike-slip faults
   4. reverse fault
4. when two tectonic plates move away from one another.
   1. convergent bounderies
   2. reverse fault
   3. transform boundary
   4. divergent boundary
5. is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created as older materials are pulled away
   1. folding
   2. compression
   3. mesosphere
   4. sea-floor spreading

5 True/False Question

1. tectonic plates → are pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the top of the athenosphere
   

   True        False

2. lithosphere → te outermost, rigid layer of the earth
   

   True        False

3. crust → the surface along which rocks break and slide past each other
   

   True        False

4. compression → the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed
   

   True        False

5. plate tectonics → is the theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the athenosphere
   

   True        False