Quiz: key-words par 1.1

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

This part of the earth is very hot and heats up rock in the Earth's mantle

1. Earth's crust
2. Earth's mantle
3. Earth's core

This part of the earth is about 7 - 40 kilometers thick

1. Earth's crust
2. Earth's mantle
3. Earth's core

The material in this part of the earth is syrupy and moves slowly

1. Earth's crust
2. Earth's mantle
3. Earth's core

Pieces of Earth's crust are also called

1. plates
2. slates
3. places
4. slapes

How many years ago did the supercontinent Pangaea fell apart?

1. 270 years ago
2. 270 thousand years ago
3. 270 weeks ago
4. 270 million years ago

Which two continents moved toward each other to form the Alps?

1. Europe & Asia
2. Asia & Africa
3. Europe & Africa
4. India & Asia

True or False: in the future, a new supercontinent will exist.

1. True
2. False

True or False:
The plates move at the same speed your hair grows

1. True
2. False

True or False:
When Pangea broke apart, the number of plants and animals decreased

1. True
2. False

True or False:
Places where plates move away from each other, new crust wil form

1. True
2. False