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Exploring Creation with Physical Science, Module 6
Exploring Creation with Physical Science, Module 6
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A #science #blindquiz to discuss #earth & the lithosphere
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Earth's outermost layer of rock
earth's crust
asthenosphere
mantle
core
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What name is given to the supercontinent? (All continents in 1 land mass)
Pangaea
lithosphere
The Big One
Moho
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If a region has much volcanic activity, what mountains would you expect to find?
folded mtns.
fault-block mtns.
volcanic mtns.
domed mtns.
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Where does more earthquake activity occur?
Near a boundary between 2 tectonic plates
Near the middle of a tectonic plate
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Solid fragments of rock carried & deposited by wind, water & ice
soil
crust
sediment
marble
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Does the idea of plate tectonics necessarily imply the earth is billions of years old?
Yes
No
In a catastrophe, continents could have moved very quickly
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Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments together & hardens them
metamorphic rock
Hard Rock Cafe
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
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This theory BEST explains the earth's magnetic core
rapid-decay theory
dynamo theory
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What is a benefit of earth's magnetic field?
keeps the earth's temperature constant
maintains earth's gravity
holds earth's structures in place
it blocks cosmic rays from the sun
10
Igneous or sedimentary rock changed into a new kind of rock due to pressure & temperature
sedimentary rock
soft rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
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What causes earth's magnetic field?
gravitational pull
solar flares
movement of tectonic plates
electrical flow in the core
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Quake measured 3 on the R. Scale. Aftershock meas. 2. How many times more energy in the quake?
64
32,768
32
1,024
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Scientists study these to learn about earth's interior
crust
soil
sediment
seismic waves
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The point where an earthquake begins
seismograph
focus
Moho
epicenter
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The boundary between 2 sections of rock that can move relative to one another
canyon
fault
mantle
earthquake
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This theory attempts to explain the earth's magnetic core
inner core theory
tectonic plate theory
rapid-decay theory
dynamo theory
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Where is the Moho found?
between crust & mantle
between the core & mantle
between asthenosphere & crust
between inner core & outer core
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Rock that forms from molten rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
plastic rock
19
Vibration of the earth that results from volcanic activity or rock moving along a fault
tsunami
eruption
earthquake
seismic waves
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Rock that behaves like something between a liquid & a solid
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
plastic rock
igneous rock
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Which kind of rock is formed by chemical reactions?
plastic
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
22
An immeasurably deep trench is discovered on the ocean floor. What is the probable cause?
The equipment is faulty
The crust is cracked
It is the site where 2 plates interact with each other
It is the earth's core
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The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus
fault
epicenter
focus
seismic wave
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Earthquakes generate _____ waves. These waves tell us much about the mantle & the core.
fissure
seismic
magnetic
tectonic
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Why is earth's inner core solid, even though it's hotter than the outer core?
plastic rock
tectonic movement
it's sedimentary rock
pressure freezing
