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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 ChoiceWhat describes the outer core?solidliquidviscousgas
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the inner core solid?its unknownwhat it's made ofthe pressureit is colder than the outer core
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?Part of the mantleCrust, mantle, CoreCrust and upper mantleOnly the crust
- 8. 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
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?Pressure DecreasesPressure IncreasesNothing
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?DecreasesIncreasesNothing
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLess dense materials rise to the top.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?outer coreinner coreasthenospherelithosphere
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crustAsthenosphereMesosphereLithosphereTransosphere
- 15. Multiple ChoiceScientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:VolcanoesSeismic WavesContinental DriftConvection Currents
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHeat transfer within a fluid takes place by...convection currentsradiationconductiondensity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceUsing data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of severalcontinentslayersridgestrenches
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is LIQUID?upper mantlelower mantleouter coreinner core
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy have geologists not reached the mantle?It is too hot for humans to go there.It is too smelly for humans to go there.It doesn't have Wi-Fi so none of their instruments work.Scientists have not figured out how to time travel.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Name this boundaryConvergentDivergentTransformSergent - 21. Multiple ChoiceName the boundarydivergentconvergenttransformsergent
- 22. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergenttransformdivergentsergent
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?submarine zonedivergence zonesubduction zonelower zone
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is associated with transform boundary?volcanoesmountainstrenchesearthquakes and fault line
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?mid-ocean ridgedeep ocean trenchPacific hot spotrift valley
- 26. Multiple ChoiceMountains form from....Plates sliding past one anothercollision of platesplates moving away from each othernone of these
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEarth's plates are....Constantly moving and changing the face of the EarthNever movedMove seldom and very fastmove when they feel like it
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?Supreme ContinentEurasiaPlate tectonicsPangea
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?continental plateoceanic plate
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary creates a new seafloor?convergent continental to continentalconvergent ocean to continentalconvergent ocean to oceandivergent
- 31. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed....when one tectonic plate sinks below anotherat all plate boundarieswhen plates divergeat transform boundaries
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?asthenospherelithosphereouter coreoceanic crust
- 33. Multiple Choice
Movement between the Pacific plate and the North American plate create the San Andreas Fault in California. What type of motion is occurring?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subduction
- 34. Multiple Choice
The theory of plate tectonics combine which two other theories?
sea floor spreading and continental drift
sea floor spreading and tidal theory
continental drift and fossil theory
continental theory and Big Bang theory
- 35. Multiple Choice
When does slab pull occur?
when a sub-ducting plate sinks into the hot mantle beneath it
when tectonic plates move sideways
when oceanic plates slide down the slope
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 37. 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
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhy did no one believe Wegener's thoery?He could not explain HOW the continents movedHe didn't have evidenceHis data was wrongHe didn't use the right technology to gather data
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