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Earth Science Indicators 8.E.5A.3 and 8.E.5A.4 - Advanced
Earth Science Indicators 8.E.5A.3 and 8.E.5A.4 - Advanced
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Review of Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics
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What is formed at a transform boundary with two continental plates?
asteroids
island arcs
mountains
earthquakes
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What is formed at a convergent boundary with two continental plates?
mountains
asteroids
sea floor spreading
island arcs
3
What is the tectonic force that pushes (or squeezes) rock together?
rarefaction
tension
compression
shearing
4
What is formed at a divergent boundary with two oceanic plates?
island arcs
mountains
asteroids
rift zone and sea floor spreading
5
Which layer of the Earth is a spinning solid?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
6
The most dense layer of the Earth is the:
mantle
outer core
crust
inner core
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This is where two plates slide past one another
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
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This is what allows the lithospheric plates to move
subduction zones
volcanic arcs
tectonic forces
convection currents
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This is where two plates move come together and collide:
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
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What is the tectonic force that stretches (or pulls apart) rock?
shearing
rarefaction
compression
tension
11
Asthenosphere is another name for the top part of this layer:
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
12
What is formed at a convergent boundary with two oceanic plates?
island arcs
mountains
asteroids
sea floor spreading
13
This is where two plates move apart from one another
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
14
Which is more dense: oceanic crust or continental crust?
continental
oceanic
15
The layer of the Earth that is softened rock is called:
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
16
What is the least dense layer of the Earth
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
17
True or False: All of the layers of the Earth are solid.
True
False
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What is formed at a convergent boundary with one oceanic plate and one continental plate?
sea floor spreading
island arcs
asteroids
volcanic arcs
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Lithosphere is another name for this layer:
crust
inner core
outer core
mantle
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What is the tectonic force that causes rocks to push in opposite directions?
compression
shearing
rarefaction
tension
21
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
