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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe outermost solid layer of the Earth is called themantleouter coreinner corecrust
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these two layers is a solid?innercoreOutercore
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the ridged solid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the crust and upper mantle called?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mesosphere
continental crust
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTemperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.increasesdecreasesgoes up and down depending on the layerstays the same
- 5. Multiple ChoicePressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earthincreasesdecreasesgoes up or down depending on the layerstays the same
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?Supreme ContinentEurasiaPlate tectonicsPangea
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?inner coreouter corelithospheremesosphere
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following occurs because of convection currents?Tectonic plates on the crust move.The mantle increases in size.Pressure in the crust increases.Pressure in the crust decreases.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth'sContinental crustOceanic crustAsthenosphereLithosphere - 10. Multiple Choice
Where does the heat come from that drives the convection current in the mantle?
The sun
The crust
the mantle
the core
- 11. 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 currentsnone of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 13. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 14. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?submarine zonedivergence zonesubduction zonelower zone
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAssociated with transform boundaries.Volcanoesmountainstrenchesearthquakes
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOceanic crust isYounger and less dense than continental crustThinner, younger and more dense than continental crustOlder, thicker and less dense that continental crustBigger and younger than continental crust
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEarth's plates are...constantly moving and changing the face of the earthNever movesMoves seldom and very fastMoves when it feels like it
- 19. Multiple ChoiceVolcanoes are most often formed at this boundary.DivergentConvergentNormalTransform
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Mid-Atlantic Ridge is formed at this boundary.DivergentConvergentNormalTransform
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