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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the outermost layer of Earth called?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat layer of Earth is found beneath the crust?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the outer most part of Earth's core called?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the very center of Earth called?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of Earth's layers is composed of liquid metal?CrustLithosphereOuter CoreInner Core
- 6. Multiple ChoiceEarth's PHYSICAL layers...Crust
Mantle
CoreLithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Outer Core
Inner CoreCrust
Mesosphere
CoreLithosphere
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core - 7. Multiple ChoiceEarth's COMPOSITIONAL layers...Crust
Mantle
CoreLithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Outer Core
Inner CoreCrust
Mesosphere
CoreLithosphere
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core - 8. Multiple ChoiceAlfred Wegener's theory states that the continents were once joined to form a supercontinent called.....UltronPangaeaNeverlandMesa
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe theory that states that all of the continents were once one massive continent 250 million years ago is called...The Theory of Plate TectonicsThe Theory of RelativityThe Theory of Continental DriftThe Theory of Evolution
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Alfred Wegener to explain the Theory of Continental Drift?Similar fossils on different continentsSimilar mountain ranges and rock formations on different continentsThe shape of the continentsEarthquake patterns
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy didn't scientists believe Alfred Wegener's theory?He could not provide an explanation for how the continents moved.He did not have evidence.They actually did believe him.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn sea floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts along a...rift valleydeep-ocean trenchmid-ocean ridgering of fire
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe process that occurs at mid-ocean ridgesSubductionSea-floor spreadingConvergenceRadiation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe process in which an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate and into a trench at a convergent boundary is called...ConvergenceSubductionMid-ocean ridgeSublimation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe location where two tectonic plates slide pass each other in a horizontal motionConvergent boundaryStrike-slip faultTransform boundaryDivergent boundary
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe location where two tectonic plates collide with each otherConvergent boundaryStrike-slip faultTransform boundaryDivergent boundary
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe location where two tectonic plates meetSubduction zoneStrike-slip faultTectonic plate boundaryPlate tectonics
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a convection current?Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock rises, cools at the crust, cool rock sinks, it gets reheated and rises againRock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock sinks, it cools down, and sinks some moreThe transfer of heat through touchThe process of sea floor spreading
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when oceanic crust hits continental crust?Ocean crust will subduct because it is more denseA mountain will formIt will combineThe continental crust will sink
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when continental crust collides with other continental crust?It subductsIt forms a mountainIt forms a valleyIt explodes
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the lithosphere made up of?Rigid RockSoft RockLiquidPutty
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Asthenosphere made up of?Rigid RockSoft rock that bends like puttyLiquid metalSolid metal
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat does a Richter scale measure?The damage done by an earthquakeThe strength of the seismic wavesThe length of an earthquakeWhere the focus of an earthquake is
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat instrument do scientists use to measure seismic waves?SeismographThermometerSeismostationBarometer
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of what type of wave?P-waveS-waveSurface Wave
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is this?Shield VolcanoComposite VolcanoCinder Cone
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is this?Shield VolcanoComposite VolcanoCinder Cone
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is this?Shield VolcanoComposite VolcanoCinder Cone
- 29. Multiple ChoiceGeologic events which occur as a result of the movement of tectonic platesElephants giving birthEarthquakes, mountains, and volcanoesLightning strikesClimate change
- 30. Multiple Choice2 + 2 =Hey, wait! This question shouldn't be here; this quiz is about Earth's structures!4
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