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G1.4: Geology Final Prep
G1.4: Geology Final Prep
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#Reading Comprehension #earth layers #crust #mantle #core
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(L) What is the inner core actually made of?
Molten rock
Solid Metal
Cooled rock
Liquid Metal
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(L) Which is more dense? Oceanic or Continental crust?
Both are the same
Continental
The mantle is actually
Oceanic
3
(S) What is so important about the mesophere?
It is where mantel material collides with the lithosphere
It is where mantel material heats up, causing convection
It is where the mantel material condenses
It is where mantel material cools, causing convection
4
(L) Which layer of earth are we on right now?
Crsut
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Colorado Crust
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(P) Divergent means to
Come together
Slide Past
Collide
Separate
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(C) What of the following options describes convection best?
Plates moving
Circular motion of mantle material due to temp changes
Movement of the mantle
Changes in temperature in the mantle
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(L) It is most likely that the high pressure in the inner core comes from
gasses deep inside the Earth.
high temperatures.
the weight of the layers above the inner core.
low temperatures.
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(P)If arrows are pointing outward, this means it is a
Transform
Convergent
Separation
Divergent
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(S) What is the equivalent layer to the asthenosphere?
Lower Mantle
All of the above
Upper Mantle
Mantle
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(P)Which plate will subduct?
The more dense one
The older one
The less dense one
The hotter one
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(P) Which DOES NOT happen at a transform boundary?
Mountains
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Islands
12
(L) Which layer of earth is broken up into pieces?
Lower Core
Mantle
Crust
Upper Core
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(C) Heat causes mantel material to
Rise
Sink
Become more dense
Heat up
14
(L) Earth's crust is
hard and thin.
soft and thick.
hard and thick.
soft and thin.
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(L) Continental crust is
made mostly of silicon and magnesium oxide.
made of molten iron.
deep in the ocean.
the part of the Earth's crust that forms land masses.
16
(S)What does the lithosphere comprise of?
The crust
The crust and the upper mantle
The crust and a small portion of the upper mantle
Tectonic Plates
17
(C) Movement of the mantle causes movement of the...
Asthenosphere
Atmosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere.
18
(L) Earth's thickest layer is
the inner core.
the crust.
the mantle.
the outer core.
19
Choose the correct answer.
incorrect
incorrect
incorrect
correct
20
(P)Which of the following land forms are found exclusively at a divergent boundary?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mid Ocean Ridge
Mountains
21
(L) The mantle is made of
dirt.
solid metals.
liquid metals
Viscous material (play doh)
22
(P) Faults are basically
Mountains
Cracks in the earth
Divergent boundaries
Plate boundaries
23
(P) Which style of convergent boundary created the Himalyas?
Continental/Oceanic
All of these did
Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental/Continental
24
(C) Continental Drift (movement of plates) was discovered by
Newton
Galileo
Wegener
Modern scientists
25
(P)Why are Earthquakes beneficial?
It is how we build better buildings
It is how we know we have different layers
It is how we know where volcanoes are.
It is how we know we have plates
26
(L) The oceanic crust
is part of the Earth's core.
is part of the Earth's mantle.
lies only under the ocean.
lies under both the ocean and the continents.
27
(P) If you are "subducting" a plate, you are at a
Transform
Collision
Convergent
Divergent
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(C)At one point in time, the earth had
One land mass (Pangea)
Multiple landmasses
Many plates
Solid crust
29
(L) From the information about Earth's layers given throughout the unit, one can assume.
Not enough information
the deeper the layer, the more dense it is
the deeper the layer, the less dense they become.
each layer has about the same density.
30
(P) What powers all of this plate boundary activity?
The lithosphere
The crust
The mantle
The inner core
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(L) Which layer is almost liquid?
Inner Core
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
