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Earth Science Review 6th grade #EarthSciencereview
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1
Alfred Wegner's theory of Continental Drift was ??
Based on coastlines fitting like a puzzle
ALL the Above
Was ignored by fellow scientist during his lifetime
Based on fossil evidence on Continents oceans apart.
2
Subduction will occur at ??
Divergent boundaries
Fault Boundaries
Convergent boundaries
Transform Boundaries
3
Fastest Seismic Waves and first to arrive
S Waves
Surface waves
Ocean Waves
P waves
4
What causes the Plate Movement ?
The Outer Core
Convection currents in the Crust
The Inner Core
Convection currents In the Mantle
5
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ??
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
6
The Layer that has molten rockthat flows and moves slowly
Mesosphere
Outer Core
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
7
With the technology today Seismologist can still not predict where an Earthquake will occur.
Flase
True
8
The Earth's Crust is ?
The same as it has been for a million of years
Broken up into chunks called plates
Is thicker than the core
A solid shell
9
What will occur when two continental plates Collide at a Convergent boundary ?
Folded Mountains
Subduction
Mid Atlantic Ridges
Sea Floor Spreading
10
The San Andrea's Fault of California is located at ??
A Transform boundary
In the Middle of a plate .
A Divergent Boundary
A Convergent boundary?
11
Sea Floor spreading is when ???
The Ocean floor is converging
New Oceanic lithosphere is being formed
Subduction happens
The Ocean is at a Transform boundary
12
There is no relationship between Earthquakes and plate boundaries
False
True
13
To find The Ring of Fire you should look at
The Atlantic Oceanic Plate
The North American Plate
The Coco Plate
The Pacific Oceanic Plate
14
What happens at most Divergent boundaries??
Folded Mountains
Sea Floor spreading
A fault line
Subduction occurs
15
Oceanic Crust near the Mid -Ocean ridge is ________ compared to the crust near the coast
Older
Same age
Younger
Stronger
16
These waves move like Ocean Waves and reach the Earth's Surface .
Ocean
Surface waves
P waves
S waves
17
What is the only liquid layer of the Earth??
Mesosphere
Outer Core
Lithosphere
Inner Core
