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- 1. Multiple Choice
What causes the crust to move about on the Earth?pressure from the inner coreconvection currents in the mantlewind currents in the troposphereocean currents like the gulf stream - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary would cause mountains to formTransformConvergentDivergentReform
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is solid Iron and NickelOuter CoreMantleInner CoreCrust
- 4. Multiple ChoiceCalifornia, Japan, Chile, Nepal, and India have all experienced earthquakes before. What type of plate boundary must be nearReformDivergentConvergentTransform
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundaryDivergentConvergentReformTransform
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another (Deep Ocean Trenches are found here)no flex zonesubduction zonetransverse zoneschool zone
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continentSupreme ContinentN.A.S.E.A.A.AWegner WorldPangea
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction are the plates moving at a divergent boundary?moving away from each othermoving towards each othersliding past each otherthey don't move
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction are plates moving at a convergent boundary?away from each othergoing towards each othersliding past each otherthey don't move
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction are plates moving at a transform boundary?they are moving away from each otherthey are moving towards each otherthey are moving past each otherthey don't move
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?VolcanoMountainsRiftIsland Arc
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed...when one tectonic plate sinks below anotherat every type of convergent plate boundaryat every type of divergent plate boundaryat transform boundaries
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA. Wegener believed that all the continents were connected at one time. What did he call this one large land mass?PancakesPangaeaPancreasPatches
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformstrike slip
- 15. Multiple ChoicePlate movement (plate tectonics) is caused by ______________.the rotation of the Earthocean tidesconvection currents in the mantlethe moon's gravity
- 16. Multiple ChoiceFossils of a particular animal species have been found in both southern Africa and South America but nowhere else. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason why?The fossils evolved into different organismsThe climate changed and became much colder.In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continentIn the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIf you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...increasedecreasestay the sameunsure
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer is made up of iron and nickel?CrustMantleInner CoreLithosphere
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heat transfer in found in Earth"s mantle?ConductionConvectionRadiationNuclear
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?Both the temperature and pressure increase.Both the temperature and pressure decrease.The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true about why the Earth’s inner core is solid?It is not very dense.It is composed of molten (melted) metal.It is under extreme pressure.It is made of granite and basalt.
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