Which of the following is correct?

Plate Tectonics Theory explains Continental Drift Theory

Solar Flares release _____ and cause _____.

Solar Flares release PHOTONS and cause AURORAS.

What does the following diagram depict?

orientation of Earth's magnetic field when the rocks formed

Which of the following is FALSE?

Younger oceanic crust is more likely to subduct than older.

Nuclear _____ converts _____ into _____.

Nuclear FUSION converts HYDROGEN into HELIUM.

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1
Which of the following is correct?
Plate Tectonics Theory explains Continental Drift Theory
Lithospheric convection moves the asthenosphere
Continental Drift theory explains Plate Tectonics Theory
Asthenosphere floats on the Lithosphere
2
When a star Red-shifts, it is:
moving towards you
moving slowly
moving away from you
moving quickly
3
What type of boundary would be formed in this picture?
transform
subduction
divergent
convergent
4
Which of these is NOT an area of Earth Science?
Hydrology
Biology
Astronomy
Geology
5
Why was Wegner's Continental Drift theory unaccepted by the general public?
He couldn't explain why the continents moved
He didn't know about convection below the crust
All of these
He didn't know about the Asthenosphere & Lithosphere
6
Which set of words is incorrectly paired?
convergence - trench
divergence - trench
divergence - mid-ocean ridge
convergence - volcano
7
Kepler was known for his laws of:
Planetary Rotations
Planetary Orbital Motions
Gravity & Intertia
Gravity & Precession
8
Which of the following doesn't happen at a convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary?
volcano
transform boundary
trench
subduction
9
The Ring of Fire can be found ____.
Around the Pacific Ocean
In the Pacific Ocean
Around the Atlantic Ocean
In the Atlantic Ocean
10
Solar Flares release _____ and cause _____.
Solar Flares release Electrons and cause AURORAS.
Solar Flares release ELECTRONS and cause SUNSPOTS.
Solar Flares release PHOTONS and cause AURORAS.
Solar Flares release PHOTONS and cause PROMINENCES.
11
Cosmic Background Radiation & Red-shifting Galaxies are two pieces of evidence for _____
The Big Crunch
The Big Rip
The Big Freeze
The Big Bang
12
As you move AWAY FROM a mid-ocean ridge, what happens?
crust gets older
crust gets more oceanic
crust gets younger
crust gets darker
13
Point D in the diagram shows the Northern Hemisphere during:
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
14
What do convergent oceanic-oceanic & convergent oceanic-continental boundaries have in common?
rifts
subduction
folded mountains
mid-ocean ridges
15
Alfred Wegner hypothesized:
Paleomagnetism
Plate Tectonics
Subduction
Continental Drift
16
What does the following diagram depict?
a continental rift valley
decreasing crust density
Age of Earth when the rocks formed
orientation of Earth's magnetic field when the rocks formed
17
In the 1960s, scientists first discovered_____, which led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
Seafloor Spreading
Fossil Correlation
Hot Spots
The Himalayas
18
Which of the following is FALSE?
Oceanic crust always subducts at convergent boundaries
Younger oceanic crust is more likely to subduct than older.
Oceanic crust is denser than Continental crust
Continental Crust is not dense enough to subduct
19
What does the following picture depict?
continental drift
paleomagnetism
hot spot motion
a plate boundary
20
Normally, the hottest stars are the ________.
brightest
largest
most red
dimmest
21
Which is NOT one of Wegner's four main pieces of evidence explaining Continental Drift?
Granite in Antarctica
Fossils on matching coastlines
Puzzle-like fit of the continents
Glacial rocks in present-day deserts
22
Igneous rock...
Rock formed by cooling magma.
A rock formed by layers of sediments, compacted and cemented
A rock that falls from the sky.
A rock formed by heat and pressure.
23
This diagram depicts the earth's ____.
Rotation & Nutation
Rotation & Precession
Revolution & Barycenter
Revolution & Precession
24
Nuclear _____ converts _____ into _____.
Nuclear FUSION converts HELIUM into HYDROGEN.
Nuclear FISSION converts HYDROGEN into HELIUM.
Nuclear FUSION converts HYDROGEN into HELIUM.
Nuclear FISSION converts HELIUM into HYDROGEN.
25
In a hot spot, what is FALSE?
The volcanoes created move forward with the lithosphere
The asthenosphere moves
The lithosphere moves
The hot spot location remains stationary.
26
The ______ model says the sun is the center of the solar system
retrograde
elliptical
geocentric
heliocentric

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