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Earth's Layers, CDT, SFS
Earth's Layers, CDT, SFS
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1
The "weak" layer of the Earth's layers is called the ____________________.
Moho
mantle
asthenosphere
crust
2
___________________ proposed the Continental Drift Theory in 1912.
Alfred the Great
Alfred Einstein
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Wegener
3
The mantle consists of "plastic rock" because of the rock's ability to ______________.
freeze
dance
flow
be recycled
4
_____________________ is evidence of seas floor spreading...
water temperature
age of seafloor
fit of continents
marine life
5
____________________ proposed the Theory of Seafloor Spreading during World War 2
Alfred Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Harry Houdini
Harry Hess
6
Which are considered evidence for Continental Drift Theory?
matching rocks
major climate shifts
matching fossils
all of the above
7
The ______________________ is a liquid layer and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field.
Outer core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
8
In relation to the Mid Ocean Ridge, the oldest rocks are
closer
none of the above
farther away
beneath
9
The composition of the
continental
crust is ______________________.
pizza
quartz
basalt
granite
10
Wegener's theory was rejected because of a lack of ...
money
luck
mechanism
evidence
11
All of the crust plus the top of the mantle that is rigid is called the ________________.
limestone
asthenosphere
Moho
lithosphere
12
The boundary that separates the crust and the mantle is called the _____________________.
Asthenosphere
Crust
Mohorovicic Discontinuity
Moho
13
Geologists call the super-continent _____________, meaning "all earth".
Panda Bear
Pan Pizza
Pangaea
Pan America
14
The Earth's inner most layer is called _____________________ and is made of iron and nickel.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
15
New ocean crust is created along the Mid Ocean Ridge and pushing continents apart describes....
CDC
SFC
KFC
CDT
16
The composition of the
ocean
crust is ______________________.
pizza
granite
basalt
quartz