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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.mantlecrustcore
- 2. Multiple ChoiceTectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.continentaloceanicplatesmantle
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the thickest layer of the Earth?the crustthe mantlethe outer corethe inner core
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the core made of?steelironaluminumiron and nickel
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?Part of the mantleCrust, mantle, CoreCrust and upper mantleOnly the crust
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?crust, outer core, inner core, mantlemantle, outer core, inner core, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?Pressure DecreasesPressure IncreasesNothing
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?outer coreinner coreasthenospherelithosphere
- 10. Multiple Choice
Oceans and other bodies of water are found on which layer of Earth?
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which number in the diagram identifies the layer scientists believe to be in a liquid state?
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4
- 12. Multiple Choice
The lithosphere is composed of rock that can be described as being
flowing
dense
solid
liquid
- 13. Multiple Choice
The lithosphere consists of the..
upper mantle and the crust
inner and outer core
crust and the entire mantle
lower mantle and the outer core
- 14. Multiple Choice
Earth's crust would be best modeled by using a material that is-
liquid and hot
soft and flexible
thin and solid
dense and smooth
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....Convergent BoundaryDivergent BoundaryTransform BoundaryPlate Boundary
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?Energy from the SunMagnetic Pole ReversalConvection currents in the mantleFaults in Mountain Ranges
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of plate boundary is this?PlateDivergentConvergentTransform
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of event will occur at this boundary?EarthquakeVolcano EruptionTornadoMountain Building
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary occurs when plates ....Pull apartCome togetherSlide past each othersubducting
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.PangeaGondwandaLaurasiaNeverland
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?FossilsMountainsGlaciersSand Erosion
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of plate boundary is this?TransformConvergentDivergentPlate
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...PangeaPlate TectonicsNatural SelectionGravity
- 24. Multiple Choice
Mid-Ocean ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries
Convergent
Transform
Plate
Divergent
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhere would the oldest rock be found?LMNO
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?Crust is destroyed at the same time it is createdNew crust is underwater where it sinksNew crust breaks more easily than old crust
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMountains are created when....Two continental plates collideTwo oceanic plates pull apartAn Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental PlateTwo continental plates pull apart
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundaryDivergentConvergentReformTransform
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crustcontinental and oceanicocean and upperlower and upperpizza and subway
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?LavaMafic MagmaFelsic MagmaNone of these
- 31. Multiple ChoiceVolcanoes are found...on landunder wateron islandsall of the above
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?EarthquakeEpicenterFaultPlate
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?EpicenterFocusFaultPlate
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?EpicenterFaultHypocenterTremor
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