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Lithosphere earth science review
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1
When the hanging wall move up less than a 45 degree angle over the footwall that is known as
Thrust
Strike Slip
Transform
Reverse
2
Evidence of Plate Tectonics include all of the following except for
Earthquake Patterns
Ancient Climates
Paleomagnetism
Hot Spots
3
Thick, older and less dense...
Oceanic and Continental
Neither
Continental
Oceanic
4
______________, Erosion, Deposition
Weathering
Snow
Gravity
Wind
5
What is the driving force of plate movement on Earth
The Force
The Heat from Oceans
The Heat from the Core of the Earth
The Sun
6
When two plates slide past one another that is called a
Accident
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
7
The Earth's core is composed of
Potassium & Carbon
Iron & Helium
Nickel & Iron
Nickle & Sodium
8
__________ is about 2890 km thick
The inner core
The Mantle
The Asthenosphere
The Lithosphere
9
Which layer is solid at high temperatures and made of mostly nickel?
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Inner Core
10
All are a result of mechanical weathering except for
Burrows
Exfoliated rock
Sinkholes
Potholes
11
The rock cycle is
Evolution of rocks
An awesome song
The circle of life for a rock
A model to display the main rock types and how they change
12
All of the following support Continental Drift except for
Rock formations
People
Climate
Fossils
13
Sediment --> ________ --> Sedimentary -->_______-->Magma --> ________ --> Igneous
Compacting & Cementing, Melting, Cooling & Crystallizing
Cementing & Compaction, Melting, Weathering
Heat & Pressure, Cementing & Compacting, Cooling
Compaction & Cementing, Melting, Heat & Pressure
14
Which part of the Earth's interior layers is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
The lower mantle alone
The lithosphere alone
The core & lower mantle
The asthenosphere & core
15
The San Andreas Fault is known as a
Transform
Divergent
Parallel
Convergent
16
Which statement about the lithosphere is correct?
It is stationary
It is 100 km thick
It is a semi-liquid layer of rock
It is comprise of an iron-nickle alloy
17
What part of the Earth is responsible for initially blocking higher level solar radiation
The Atmosphere
The Crust
The Mantle
The Core
18
When plates meet, create a trench or mountains, that is a
Accident
Convergent boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
19
Gravity does not play a role at this boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Thrust
Transform
20
Moving from the core of the Earth to the crust, heat and pressure increase
False
True