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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the earth is made of iron and nickel (2 very dense metals)?CrustMantleCoreHinsley
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the earth is made of mostly silicon and oxygen (2 very light elements)?CrustMantleCore
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAs you go deeper into the earth, temperature ___________.increases (gets hotter)decreases (gets colder)stays the same
- 4. Multiple ChoiceApproximately, what is the temperature of Earth’s core? (hint: water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius, and water boils at 100 degrees Celsius)500 degrees Celsius5,000 degrees Celsius5 million degrees Celsius
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of crust is denser?continentaloceanicpizza
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of crust is thinner?continentaloceanicoizza
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of crust is made of mostly granite?continentalocreanicpizza
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens at mid-ocean ridges?sea-floor spreadingtsunamistrenchesisland arcs
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the an example of a mid-ocean ridge?San Andres FaultHimalayan MountainsMid Atlantic RidgeRed Sea
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of boundaries form mid-ocean ridges?ConvergentDivergentTransform - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer is the thinnest (only about 50 kilometers deep)?crustmantlecore
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich point is located near OLDER oceanic crust?Point XPoint Y
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms at the mid-Atlanic ridge?A Volcanoes, caused by a divergent boundaryVolcanoes , cause by a transform boundaryA rift valley, cause by a convergent boundaryA trench, caused by a convergent boundary
- 14. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries are when:Two plates collide.Two plates move away from each otherTwo plates slide past each other.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDivergent boundaries are when:Two plates collideTwo plates move away from each other.Two plates slide past each other.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceConvergent boundaries are when:Two plates collide.Two plates move away from each other.Two plates slide past each other.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceExplain why California has so many earthquakes?Because it is near a convergent boundary that creates earthquakesBecause it is near a transform boundary that creates earthquakesBecause it is near a divergent boundary that creates earthquakesBecause it is near a convergent boundary where the plates slide past each other
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayan Mountains are an example of what type of boundary?Divergent continental-continentalDivergent continental-oceanicConvergent continental- continentalTransforming continental- continental
- 19. Multiple ChoiceConvergent boundaries can form:sea-floor spreadingearthquakesfolded mountainsrift valley
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDivergent boundaries can form:tsunamisearthquakesfolded mountainsrift valley
- 21. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries can form:sea-floor spreadingearthquakesfolded mountainsrift valley
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA mid-ocean ridge is made by:sea-floor spreadingearthquakesfolded mountainsrift valley
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the core is made of iron and nickel?Inner coreOuter coreBoth the inner core and the outer core
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe inner core is thought to be a _______________________.solidliquidgas
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe lithosphere is less dense, so it floats on the asthenosphere.TrueFasle
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich lithospheric plate do we live on?Asia plateNorth American PlatePacific plateAtlantic Plate
- 27. Multiple Choice___________________is the supercontinent that Alfred Wegener thought existed when all of the continents were together during the dinosaur age.WegenervilleLysosaurusPangaeaNorth America
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one piece of evidence that supports continental drift or plate tectonics?The picture from spaceFossil evidenceFrom the history books of PangaeaThe roads that are split apart
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThis picture shows (look at the arrows):the water cyclesea-floor spreadingerosionevolution
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of plate boundary is pictured?convergentdivergenttransform
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes tectonic motion?convection currents in the asthenosphereevaporation in the water cyclepopulation movement on the lithosphereyour super science teachers
- 32. Multiple ChoiceTectonic plates move about 2-3 ________ each year.CentimetersMilesFootball FieldsKilometers
- 33. Multiple ChoiceChoose the answer choice that correctly identifies the plate boundary represented in diagram A.DivergentConvergentTransform
- 34. Multiple ChoiceChoose the answer choice that correctly identifies the plate boundary in diagram B.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 35. Multiple ChoiceChoose the answer choice that correctly identifies the plate boundary in diagram C.DivergentTransformConvergent
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