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- 1. Multiple ChoiceOrder the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the leastcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreinner core, outer core, mantle, crustcrust, mantle, inner core, outer coreinner core, outer core, crust, mantle
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the Earth is the thickest?Inner CoreMantleCrustOuter Core
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a difference between oceanic & continental crust?Continental is thickerOceanic is thickerContinental is made of basaltOceanic is made of granite
- 4. Multiple ChoiceState of matter the rocks that are in the mantle:SolidLiquidGasSemisolid
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the driving force behind plate tectonics?convection currentsmagnetic reversalvolcanic eruptionsubduction zones
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere in the mantle are convection currents found?UpperLowerMiddleCenter
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis structure rests on top of the asthenosphere:LithosphereOuter CoreLower MantleOceanic Crust
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe lithosphere is subdivided into:tectonic platescontinentsislandspoles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a piece of Wegener's evidence?fossilsglaciersrocksrivers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAnother word used to describe a force acting on a rock:stresspressurecompactionsubduction
- 11. Multiple Choice
Volcanoes are formed at this type of boundary:
oceanic-oceanic
oceanic-continental
continental-continental
none of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow is new crust made?sea-floor spreadingcontinental-oceaniccontinental-continentalrift valley
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA difference between the inner and outer coreOuter core is solidInner core is liquidOuter core has magnesiumInner core has iron
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMountain ranges are a result of:oceanic-oceanicoceanic-continentalcontinental-continentalsea-spreading
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary is indicated here at the red dot?convergentdivergenttransformnone
- 16. Multiple Choice
What type of boundary interaction is this?
oceanic-continental
continental-continental
oceanic-oceanic
divergent
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat travels from the mantle in order to form new crust?magmaouter coreconvection currentsasthenosphere
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat are usually common at transform boundaries?volcanoesearthquakesriversdeserts
- 19. Multiple ChoiceRocks in the mantle are made of:SiliconNickelIronMagnesium
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDifference between continental drift (CD) and plate tectonics (PT)CD-continents were once called EurasiaPT-asthenosphere moves platesCD-no evidence for itPT-explains how CD happened
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