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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
- 2. Multiple Choice
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
along the edges of all the continents.
along mid-ocean ridges.
in deep-ocean trenches.
at the north and south poles.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
plate tectonics
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere would the oldest rock be found?LMNO
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is the thickest partcrustouter coremantleinner core
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crustcontinental and oceanicocean and upperlower and upperpizza and subway
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift?Albert EinsteinMs. StukelGalileoAlfred Wegener
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOriginally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist. Why?There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.There was no data showing the continents ever moved.The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.
- 9. Multiple ChoicePangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...America, Greenland, and Europe.Antarctica, India, and America.all of Earth’s continents.South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
- 10. Multiple ChoicePeer scientists reviewing Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion becauseHis evidence was too few to make a valid conclusionHe did not explain how continents move and what moves themHis evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joinedHe lied by including false evidence
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe tectonic plates float on thelithospherelower mantleouter coreasthenosphere
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a magnetic field reversal?when Earth's magnetic field suddenly disappears for short periods of timewhen Earth's magnetic field is flipped so that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchangedwhen Earth's magnetic field suddenly runs east/west instead of south/northnone of these
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an Evidence that Tectonic plates move
presence of volcanoes and mountain ranges
Occurrence of Earthquake and Fault lines
Increased BIODIVERSITY
Paleomagnetic Record
- 14. Multiple Choice
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?evidence from landformsevidence from fossilsevidence from human remainsevidence from climate
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat discovery caused scientists to rethink Wegener's continental drift theory?discovery of earthquake activity in Californiadiscovery of the ring of fire in the Pacific Oceandiscovery of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Oceandiscovery of deep trenches off the coast of South America
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarcticafossils of the same plant have been found on several continentsthe presence of glacial features in Antarcticathe presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica
- 18. Multiple Choice
This was the super continent, where all of the Earth’s continents were connected together
Beringia
Pantheon
Pangaea
Continentia
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