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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which liquid is the least dense?oilwatersyrupplastic bottle - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?the Sunthe crustthe mantlethe core
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.mesospherelithosphereasthenospheremantle
- 4. Multiple Choice
As you travel from the crust down to the inner core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
all three would increase
all three would decrease
all three would stay the same
The temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the order of the layers, starting on the surface?inner core, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, asthenosphereasthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner corelithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner corecrust, core, mantle
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe layer that makes up most of the Earth's mass and volume is thecrustmantlecoreasthenosphere
- 7. Multiple Choice
What evidence supports seafloor spreading where older crust is found further away from the mid-ocean ridge?
fossil evidence
volcanic evidence
mountain rock evidence
magnetic reversal
- 8. Multiple ChoiceName the boundary...convergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryslab pull
- 9. Multiple ChoiceName the boundary...convergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryridge push
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?the name of a German scientistthe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 11. Multiple ChoiceName the boundary...convergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryconvection
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed...when one tectonic plate sinks below another.at every type of convergent plate boundary.at every type of divergent plate boundary.at transform boundaries.
- 13. Multiple Choice
When a subduction zone forms where a oceanic plate and continental plate meet a ______ can form.
mountain
island arc
rift
volcano and trench
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerJames Cameron
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat are mid-ocean ridges?a chain of underwater waterfallsa chain of underwater volcanoesa chain of underwater mountainsa chain of underwater rocks
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the theory of continental drift state?the continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over timecontinents are stationary and do not movethe Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is created by a divergent boundary?
Rocky Mountains
Mariana Trench
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalaya Mountains
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is difference between the outer and the inner core?
inner core is mostly iron and outer core is mostly nickel
outer core is liquid magma and inner core is solid magma
outer is denser than the inner core
outer core is liquid iron and inner core is solid iron
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary.mid ocean ridgedeep ocean trenchPacific hot spotrift valley
- 20. Multiple ChoiceGeologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by...measuring pressure at the surfacestudying seismic wavesdrilling through each layerestimation of temperature in the layers
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth is made up of two types of crust. Which is more dense?oceanic crustcontinental crust
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary occurs at Y?divergentcontinental crusttransformconvergent
- 23. Multiple Choice
Harry Hess used what technology to discover the mid-ocean ridge and seafloor spreading?
gps
seismic waves
sonar
convection currents
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformstrike slip
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhen does a divergent plate boundary form?when a denser plate sinks below a more buoyant platewhen two plates slide past each otherwhen two plates separatewhen two plates collide
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?volcanomountainsriftisland arc
- 27. 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 organisms.The climate changed and became much colder.In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continent.In the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Tropical plant fossils have been found on Antarctica and South America. This most likely means that Both continents were once
million of miles apart like today
located close together near the equator
located close together far from the equator
located close together but near the south pole
- 29. Multiple Choice
What layer of the Earth allows the Earth's lithosphere and tectonic plates to move around on?
upper mantle
mesophere
outer core
asthenosphere
- 30. Multiple ChoiceVolcanic mountains are formed when ______ reaches the surface.pressuredensitymagmawater
- 31. Multiple Choice
Oceanic crust as compared to Continental crust is
thinner and less dense
thicker and less dense
thinner and more dense
thicker and more dense
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer is a slowly flowing semi-solid material?mesospherecontinental crustasthenosphereupper mantle
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ of rocky material determines how fast earthquake (seismic) waves travel.volumedensitythicknessmass
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat two main features can form where oceanic crust subducts under continental crust?volcanoes and trenchesocean ridges and rift valleysfault block mountains and volcanic mountainstransform boundaries and divergent boundaries
- 35. Multiple Choice
The tectonic plates are found in what physical layer
crust
lithosphere
mantle
asthenosphere
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayan Mountains are forming as a result of the Eurasian & Indian Plates pushing against each other. This is an example of:oceanic-continental collisionoceanic-continental subductioncontinental-continental collisionoceanic-oceanic subduction
- 37. Multiple ChoiceAt the San Andreas Fault, continental plates move alongside one another. When the rocks grind together, earthquakes occur. What specific type of plate boundary is described?transformconvergentdivergentsubduction
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when the edges of two continental plates collide?The edges of both plates will be pushed upward as the plates continue to move toward each other.The edges of both plates will be pushed downward as the plates continue to move toward each other.One plate will stop moving, and one plate wil push upward as it continues to move toward the other plate.Both plates will stop moving.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fossil evidence support Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory (Continents moving apart)?
Fossils are all different on different continentsFossil evidence show that continents does not moveUnrelated type of fossils found on far apart continentsSame dinosaur’s fossils found on different continents - 40. Multiple Choice
When Oceanic crust converges with Continental crust, this will most likely happen?
oceanic crust subducts under continental crust
continental crust subducts under oceanic crust
neither crust will subduct because they are the same age
they will collide because they are the same density
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