Earth Layers

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

volcano/earthquake evidence

Question 2

Theory which explains the movement, formation, and subduction of the lithospheric plates.

Accepted Answer

Plate Tectonics

Question 3

The major plates are:

Accepted Answer

African, Australian, Pacific

Question 4

Stress caused when forces are squeezing together.

Accepted Answer

compression

Question 5

Process by which magma rises to the surface and creates new crust.

Accepted Answer

Sea Floor spreading

Question 6

The zone below the lithosphere. It is more 'plastic' so it is easier to bend and move.

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

Question 7

Why was Alfred Wegener’s theory not at first widely accepted by the scientific community

Accepted Answer

He could not explain how the continents moved

Question 8

The molten rock in the mantle is

Accepted Answer

magma

Question 9

Who proposed the theory of continental drift

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 10

Outermost layer of the Earth which is lighter and older.

Accepted Answer

continental crust

Question 11

Plate tectonics explains

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 12

The “supercontinent” that scientists spoke of was called

Accepted Answer

Pangaea meaning “all lands.”

Question 13

The primary force that causes the seafloor to spread and continents to drift

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 14

Break in rock caused due to movement and tension over time.

Accepted Answer

fault

Question 15

The lower layer of the mantle.

Accepted Answer

mesosphere

Question 16

The outer part of the Earth's consisting of the crust and rigid upper mantle.

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 17

The outer core is solid nickel and iron.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 18

A fossil that supports the theory of plate tectonics is one that

Accepted Answer

is found on continents separated by oceans

Questions 18