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The core of the Earth is:
Solid
Liquid
Both solid and liquid
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The boundary formed by tectonic plates sliding past each other:
Divergent
Convergent
Combined
Transform
3
The mantle is:
In between the crust and the core
Cold
Made of nickel
Solid
4
Pangaea is the name of the super continent that was comprised of all the continents:
True
False
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The theory that Earth is broken into plates is:
Continental Theory
Pangaea Theory
Tectonic Plate Theory
Oceanic Theory
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The outermost layer of the Earth is called the:
Lithosphere
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Core
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Where is Australia located on the Indo-Australia plate?
To the left
To the right
South
In the middle
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The Mid-Atlantic Range is an example of:
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
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What is responsible for movement of the tectonic plates?
Convection currents in the mantle
Atmospheric convection currents
Radiation from the inner core
Conduction currents in the mantle
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Shaking or sliding of the ground is caused by:
Rumbling
Dinosaurs
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
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Plate that includes most of North America and part of the Atlantic Ocean:
North America Plate
Australia Plate
Europe Plate
South America Plate
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All of the following are evidence of Continental Drift except...
Tectonic plate movement
Similar fossils found in different continents
Old Maps
Continents fit together like a puzzle
13
The layer of the Earth below the Asthenosphere is:
Core
Crust
Mantle
Lithospere
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The thin outermost layer of the Earth is called the:
Lava
Crust
Adenosphere
Lithosphere
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Volcanoes are caused by a weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
False
True
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The two different types of Earth's crust are:
Continental and Oceanic
Land and Water
Land and Sea
Terrestrial and Water
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This type of boundary is responsible for
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountains
Ridges
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The boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates is called;
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Continental Boundary
Convergent Boundary
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Who proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s:
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Einstein
Charles Darwin
David Attenborough
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The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other:
Transform Boundary
Destructive Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Mariana Trench