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Earth's Structure
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1
Which layer if made of molten iron and nickel?
Mantle
Outer core
Asthenosphere
Inner core
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What type of boundary is found here?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
3
In which layer of the earth are convections current found?
Outer core
Asthenosphere
Crust
Lithosphere
4
What is the name of the longest underwater mountain range?
Appalachain mountains
marianas trench
mid-ocean ridge
Rocky mountains
5
Name this person...
Alfred Wegener
Thomas Edison
Harry Hess
Isaac Newton
6
What happens when oceanic crust collides with continental crust?
earthquakes
mountains form
volcanoes form
subduction
7
Which of the following result from moving plates?
Volcanoes
Mountains
Earthquakes
all of the above
8
Which layer of the earth is the thinnest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
9
What rock is the oceanic crust made of?
marble
granite
basalt
Shale
10
Which of the following types of evidence did Wegener use to support Continental Drift?
Similar mountain ranges
Climate changes
Common fossils
all of the above
11
Which of the following would make a good model of the Earth's crust?
an orange slice
an egg yolk
a peach pit
an egg's shell
12
What feature forms when 2 continental plates collide?
Island arcs
Earthquakes
Mountains
Volcanoes
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What rock is the continental crust made of?
sedimentary
granite
basalt
obsidian
14
Which layer of the earth keeps magma in the asthenosphere hot?
Mesosphere
Crust
Continental crust
Core
15
What type of boundary is shown here?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
16
What type of boundary is found here?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
17
Name this person...
Harry Hess
Some random guy with a pipe
Alfred Wegener
a very old Coach K
18
Which layer of the Earth does the lithosphere float on?
Asthenosphere
Outer core
Mantle
Mesosphere
19
Which of Earth's layers is found at the center?
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
20
This theory states that the lithosphere is divided into huge, moving plates
Plate tectonics
Continental Drift
Sea-floor spreading
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Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
Lithosphere
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What feature forms at divergent plate boundaries?
Continents
Rift valley
Earthquakes
Mountains
