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Sciences2 - U7 - Internal dynamics of the Earth
Sciences2 - U7 - Internal dynamics of the Earth
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What's the pysical state of the outer core of the Earth?
solid-liquid
solid
gas
liquid
2
What do you see here?
tsunami
fault
fold
volcano
3
A tectonic plate that only has ocean in it is a ...
continental plate
mixed plate
oceanic plate
4
True or false? The Pangaea is one of the continents of the Earth
True
False
5
True of false? When the Earth was formed a lot of heat was generated
False
True
6
What is an ocean trench?
a trembling of the earth
a place of the surface of the earth where lava is expelled
a huge wave
A verydeep depression in the ocean floor
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What's the physical state of the inner core?
gas
solid
solid-liquid
liquid
8
If there’s an earthquakein the middle of the ocean, what will it happen?
volcano
nothing will happen
mountain range
tsunami
9
True or false? This deformation can be found in plastic grounds
False
True
10
Why is the interior of the Earth so hot?
many meteorites collided forming the Earth
there's a huge fire inside
the interior of the earth is not hot
11
If two tectonic plates separate,what will it happen?
volcanoes and earthquakes
volcanoes
earthquakes
mountain ranges
12
What happens when two tectonic plates slide by each other?
volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
volcanic eruptions and mountain ranges
13
Volcanoes with very hot lava that are neither destructive nor explosive are...
Strombolian
Hawaiian
Vulcanian
14
True or false? Magma has air and lava doesn't.
True
False
15
True or false? The inner core of the Earth is as hot as the surfaceof the Sun
False
True
16
The epicentre is the origin of an earthquake
True
False
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True or false? The colder the lava, the more fluid it is
False
True
18
How do the seismic waves travel?
in straight lines
spherically
they do not travel
19
How is the temperature of the magma in the Strombolian volcanoes?
less than 700ºC
more than 1000ºC
700-1000ºC
20
The plate boundaries where we can find volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and mountains are...
Diverging boundaries
Converging boundaries
Transform boundaries
21
True or false? Wegener used the fossils as an evidence of the continental drift
False
True
22
What do you see in the image?
a fault mountain
a crust mountain
a mantle mountain
a fold mountain
23
True or false? Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur along tectonic plates
True
False
24
Number 1 - What's the name of this part of the volcano?
cone
crater
magma chamber
chimmney
25
Layers of the earth: number 4 is the
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
26
Name of the mountain range formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate and the SouthAmerican P.
Andes
Pyrenees
Betic range
Himalayas
27
How do we call point number 4
seismic wave
epicentre
hypocentre
tsunami
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What does the Ritcher scale measure in an earthquake?
the intensity in the hypocentre
the intensity in the surface
the intensity in the seismic waves
the intensity in the epicentre
29
What's an earthquake?
a huge wave
a place of the surface of the earth where lava is expelled
a trembling of the earth
A verydeep depression in the ocean floor
30
What causes the movement of the tectonic plates?
convection currents of the inner core
convection currents of the outer core
convection currents of the crust
convection currents of the mantle
31
Number 2 - What's the name of this part of the volcano?
chimmney
crater
magma chamber
cone
32
How many types of boundaries are there between the tectonic plates?
4
1
3
2
33
What's a volcano?
a trembling of the earth
a huge wave
A verydeep depression in the ocean floor
a place of the surface of the earth where lava is expelled
34
How do you call the safety measures adopted to minimize damages in case of disaster?
predition
preparedness
hazard zone
danger
35
A large underwater elevation located in the central part of the ocean is a...
ocean range
ocean ridge
ocean trench
mountain range
36
In a place where the tectonic plates collide, what can be found?
mountain ranges and volcanoes
mountain ranges and earthquakes
Volcanoes,earthquakes, mountain ranges
volcanoes and earthquakes
37
How do we call the pieces of the puzzle that form the outer part of the Earth?
convection currents
tectonic plates
crust
mantle
38
What is this
fault
ridge
range
fold
39
What's the general name for the solid materials expelled by a volcano?
volcanic bombs
lapilli
pyroclasts
ashes
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Why is the inner core solid?
high pressure
high temperature
