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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which layer of the Earth is known to have a dense core made of iron?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
This layer is made up of basalt and granite.
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Inner Core
- 3. Multiple Choice
The theory of continental drift was created by who?
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Robert Goddard
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the "engine" that moves the tectonic plates?
Convection Currents
Energy from the Sun
Power Plants here on Earth
Continental Crust
- 5. Multiple Choice
Convection currents occur in which layer of the Earth?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Inner Core
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which type of crust is the most dense?
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Tropical crust
Pizza crust
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which type of crust is the least dense?
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Tropical crust
Pizza crust
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which crust is older in age based on when it was created?
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Tropical crust
Pizza crust
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is shown in this picture?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Ocean-Ocean convergent boundary
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is shown in this picture?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Ocean-Ocean convergent boundary
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is shown in this picture?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Ocean-Ocean convergent boundary
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is shown in this picture?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Ocean-Ocean convergent boundary
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these examples would be correct for a transform boundary?
San Andreas Fault
Cascade Volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, and California
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Himalayan Mountains
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these examples would be correct for a divergent boundary?
San Andreas Fault
Cascade Volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, and California
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Himalayan Mountains
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these examples would be correct for a convergent boundary? Select all that apply.
San Andreas Fault
Cascade Volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, and California
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Himalayan Mountains
- 16. Multiple Choice
Sea floor spreading happens at which boundary?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Ocean-Ocean convergent boundary
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the name given by Alfred Wegener for the supercontinent?
Pangea
Atlantis
Eutopia
Australia
- 18. Multiple Choice
The theory stating that continents are drifting away from each other and have done so in the past is called what?
Sea Floor Spreading
Plate Tectonics theory
Continental Drift theory
Theory of Volcanoes
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these are pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift?
Climate change
Fossils
Land features
Melted snow
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was it that Harry Hess and his crew found within the ocean to help support Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift?
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Mountains on the crust
- 21. Multiple Choice
When the sea floor spreads apart at a mid-ocean ridge, new crust is closer to where?
closer to the ridge opening
further away from the ocean ridge
on the surface of the Earth
you cannot tell the difference
- 22. Multiple Choice
When the sea floor spreads apart at a mid-ocean ridge, older crust is closer to where?
closer to the ridge opening
further away from the ocean ridge
on the surface of the Earth
you cannot tell the difference
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which pieces of evidence were used to help Harry Hess support his beliefs of sea-floor spreading?
Magma
Magnetic field
Rock samples
Volcanoes along the west coast of the US
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