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Which two objects exert the greatest force on each other due to gravity?
A
B
C
D
Which most closely matches the shape of earth
A Basketball
A Football
A Cube
A Plate
Pond water is a part of which earth system?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
The formation of Earth and its shape are due mostly to what force?
Density
Gravity
Magnetism
Temperature
Which of the following could be a unit used to measure density?
km/h
m/s
m/kg
g/cm³
Which layer of the Earth has the greatest density?
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which layer of the Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, and soft enough to flow?
Asthenosphere
Crust
Inner Core
Lithosphere
The condition that tends to prevent rocks from melting is high ______?
Mass
Density
Pressue
Temperature
An example of a transform plate boundary is the _______.
East African Rift
Hawaiian Islands
Himalayas
San Andreas Fault
A divergent plate boundary forms when ________.
A denser plate sinks below a more buoyant plate
Two plates separate
When two plates collide
When two plates slide past each other
Which force causes plate motion?
Basal drag
Ridge push
Slab pull
All of the above
The plate tectonics theory provides ________.
An estimate of how quickly the continents move
An explanation for the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
A reason for an increase in Earth’s surface area
Evidence of the solid, unbroken nature of Earth’s crust
Which layer of Earth behaves like plastic? Meaning it can move and flow.
Asthenosphere
Crust
Lithosphere
Mantle
As two objects move farther apart, what happens to the force of gravity between them?
It decreases
It increases
It stays the same
It increases then decreases
If a hard boiled egg was being used as a model of Earth, which part of the egg would represent the core?
The membrane
The shell
The white
The yolk
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
Core
Lithosphere
Mantle
Crust
Which layer of Earth is plastic like? Meaning it can move and flow.
Crust
Asthenosphere
Inner core
Outer core
What is the lithosphere?
The crust and the upper part of the mantle
Large, flat stones sitting on top of malleable magma
The plates that make up the crust
The upper part of the mantle
What type of plate movement is represented below?
Convergence and subduction
Convergence and uplift(mountains)
Divergence
Sliding
Which of the following is one of Earths five main system?
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
All of the above.
_______ is the force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses. *Force between two objects*
Density
Gravity
Pressure
Mass
______ is the amount of mass in a material per unit volume.
Gravity
Pressure
Density
Magnetism
Which of the following is the formula for Density?
D = M÷V
D = LW
D = g/cm³
D = ½
Less dense materials will be on _____. More dense materials will be on _____.
Top, Bottom.
Bottom, Top.
Top, Middle
Middle, Bottom
Which layer of earth is brittle, rocky, and has the least density.
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Core
Crust
The crust below the ocean is called ____?
Upper Mantle
Oceanic Crust
Crust
Continental Crust
The crust on land is called the ______.
Oceanic Crust
Upper Mantle
Crust
Continental crust
Which of the following are one of Earths 3 main layers?
Crust
Mantle
Core
All of the above
Which of the following includes all 5 of Earths Mechanical layers?
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Mantle, and Inner core
Crust, Mantle, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Crust, Mantle, Core, Lithosphere, and Asthenosphere
______ is the amount of mass in a material per unit volume.
Gravity
Pressure
Density
Magnetism
The three plate boundaries are ___________, ____________, and ____________.
Crust, Mantle, and Core
Divergent, Transform, and Convergent
Volcanoes, Mountains, and Earthquakes
Divergent, Transvergent, and Conform
What are the two forces causing plate motion?
Kinetic and Potential
Push and Pull
Ridge push and Slab pull
Mass and Density
What is it called when two plates slide past each other? *San Andreas Fault*
Push and Pull Ridge push and Slab pull
Transform plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
Divergent plate boundries
___________________ - While I am mostly crust under the ocean, I have a small piece of continental crust and can cause a lot of moving and shaking in California. I am found between 150°E longitude and 120°w longitude.
Pacific Plate
North American Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Nazca Plate
___________________ - I rattle people’s nerves when I collide with my pal the Pacific plate. I am home to the United States and Mexico. About half of me is under the Atlantic Ocean.
South American Plate
Nazca Plate
North American Plate
African Plate
___________________ - I am located underneath the Indian Ocean and stretch from the land of the koalas to Iraq in the Middle East. I can be found between 40°N latitudes and 60°S latitude.
Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
___________________ - I can be found with my “mummy” where 0°latitude meets 0° longitude.
South American Plate
North American Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
African Plate
___________________ - I extend from 60°S latitude to 15°N latitude and am home to the Amazon rainforest.
South American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Nazca Plate
African Plate
___________________ - Russia, China and Europe all call me home, which makes me rather large. I collide with the Indo Australian Plate quite often.
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
___________________ - I am sliding towards and under my neighbor, the South American plate. I am a smaller plate covered by the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Indo-Australian Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
Nazca Plate
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