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1
What layer of earth is shown in area 3
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
2
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Earth
plate tectonics
Pangaea
Boeingland
3
What are the layers of earth from outer most to inner most.
crust, mantle, lithosphere, outer core, inner core.
Outer core, crust, mantle, Lithosphere, inner core.
crust, lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core.
inner core, lithosphere, outer core, mantle, crust.
4
What layer of earth is shown in Area 4?
mantle
Outer core
Inner core
crust
5
What layer of Earth is Area 1
Inner Core
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
6
As you go deeper into the Earth the materials become more _____.
soft
dense
yellow
hard
7
Which of the following is NOT evidence of plate tectonics?
distribution of fossils
the fit of the continents
the depth of the oceans
location of earthquakes
8
What type of plate boundary is this
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Boeing
9
All the layers of the Earth are found in the
Hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
10
What layer of earth is responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field?
Inner Core
Crust
Outer core
Mantle
11
Seismic waves can't travel through liquids, which layer of the Earth would they not go through?
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
12
Which of the following can occur at breaks in the earth's crust?
volcanoes
mountain ranges
earthquakes
All answers
13
Which is a source of evidence for the plate tectonic theory?
distribution of ancient climate zones
All answers
distribution of rock types
distribution of fossils
14
In what layer of Earth do convection currents occur?
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
15
What type of plate boundary is this
Transform
Boeing
Divergent
Convergent
16
What happens to the temperature as you travel deeper into the Earth
Temperature decreases
Temperature increases then decreases
Temperature increases
Temperature stays the same.
17
What do scientists study to learn about Earth's interior?
the atmosphere
Earth quakes
the troposphere
astronomy
18
What layer of earth do we walk on?
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
19
The location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges give evidence of __________.
plate tectonics
evolution
the extinction of the dinosaurs
the origin of the universe
20
Huge mountain systems, like the Himalayas, are created when __________.
continental crusts rub past each other
oceanic crust subducts under continental crust
oceanic crusts pull apart
continental crusts collide and fold
21
If LA. SB. And Palmdale each get hit by the earthquake at the same time where is the epicenter?
B
D
C
A
22
The San Andreas fault would be considered a fault where a __________.
plate is diverging away from another plate
plate is moving along side of another plate
plate is moving above another plate
plate is moving under another plate
23
where are volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or mountain formations MOST likely to occur?
along sedimentary rock formations.
in the center of a tectonic plate
along metamorphic rock formations.
at the boundary of two tectonic plates.
24
Which layers of the Earth is the thinnest?
Crust
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
25
how does energy from the interior of the Earth must reach the surface through...
radiation
plate tectonics
convection
volcanic lava tubes
26
_____ increases as you go deeper into the earth.
light
snow
Pressure
water
27
When a plate goes underneath another plate, these boundaries gives rise to what formation?
Volcanoes
sink holes
rift valleys
Sea floor spreading
28
What layer of earth is area 2
crust
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
29
Identical Fossils have been found in several continents this is evidence of
global wind and weather patterns.
the theory of plate tectonics.
the theory of natural selection.
global ocean surface currents.
30
Which layer of Earth is the thickest?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
31
When did the Earth form?
4.6 billion years ago
46 billion years ago
46 million years ago
4.6 million years ago
32
What type of plate boundary is this
Transform
Convergent
Boeing
Divergent
