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Which of the following refers to plates moving towards each other?
convergent
transform
divergent
2
What type of evidence is the following: animal remains were found on continents oceans apart?
fossil
climate
rock
3
Plate tectonics are in which layer of the earth
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Inner Core
Mantle
4
Layer below the lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
5
Which layer is a solid sphere of metal?
convection
inner core
outer core
mantle
6
Why are the coasts of South America and Africa significant for the theory of continental drift?
fit together like puzzle pieces
the distance allows scientists to get the age of earth
no significant meaning at all
7
Layer of liquid metal
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
8
Glacier grooves have been found in countries near the _____.
antartica
equator
sun
north pole
9
Which of the following does not occur due to plate motion?
deep ocean trenches
mountain ranges
blizzards
volcanoes
10
semi-solid rock
mesosphere
asthenosphere
core
lithosphere
11
Which layer is divided into tectonic plates?
asthenosphere
mantle
inner core
Lithosphere
12
Characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of matter
physical properties
Compositional Characteristics
13
Which of the following is referring to plates moving away from each other?
convergent
transform
divergent
14
outer layer of solid rock that is found at or near the earth’s surface
mesosphere
mantle
core
lithosphere
15
Solid rock layer below asthenosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
16
Which of the following refers to plates moving past each other?
transform
convergent
divergent
17
Name the supercontinent that might have once existed.
Panpan
Pancakes
Pangaea
Pangius
18
Degree of compactness
density
concentration
temperature
sediment
19
A natural, solid mixture of minerals and grains
ocean carvings
plate tectonics
soil
rocks
20
Which layer allows tectonic plates to float?
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
21
What is it called when denser rocks sink and less dense rocks float to the top?
microwave
convection oven
cycling
mantle convection
22
What is the outcome of two oceanic plates moving away from each other?
strong earthquakes; mid-ocean ridges
no earthquakes and volcanoes
volcanism; shallow, weak earthquakes; mid-ocean ridges
volcanism
23
Why study plate tectonics?
understand why there are such large oceans
explain the reason for the existence of coasts
provide explanation to earthquakes and volcano activity
24
Click on one of the types of classifying rocks
texture
size
composition
surface area
25
Which type of rock comes from the application of heat and pressure?
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
26
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid
soil
minerals
rocks
27
Which of the follow is not a solid layer?
outer core
inner core
mesosphere
28
What two things do you need to consider when seeing if a layer is solid or liquid?
pressure
distance
size
temperature
29
Which type of rock comes directly from magma?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
30
How many layers of the earth have we discussed?
5
4
3
6
31
Which of the following is not a plate boundary?
convergent
transform
divergent
bivergent
32
Similar fossils have been discovered on ________ coastlines
close
layered
matching
adjacent
33
Some ______ on different continents seem to match.
ocean salts
mountain ranges
sand particles
mountain heights
34
Which causes plate movement?
Continents are floating on ocean
Plates are moving due to the heat in the core
Convection of slow flowing rock in asthenosphere
The less dense continent is layer is floating on top of heat
35
Describes the materials that make up a substance
Compositional Characteristics
Physical Properties
36
This layer generates Earth's magnetic field
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Lithosphere
37
Consist of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
mesosphere
inner core
lithosphere
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Which type of rock comes from rocks being broken down?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
