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Mrs. Buchanan - Earth's Layers
Test Description: Review of Earth's layers
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The outer part of the mantle + the crust is called the Earth\'s
A
hydrosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
shell
D
lithosphere
2) The hottest layer of the Earth is the
A
crust
B
outer core
C
mantle
D
inner core
3) Which type of crust is more dense
A
granitic
B
continental
C
oceanic
D
tectonic
4) The movment of which layer of the Earth is responsible for its magnetism?
A
mantle
B
inner core
C
outer core
D
asthenosphere
5) When two tectonic plates move toward eachother, which type of boundary occurs?
A
rifting
B
diverging
C
converging
D
fault
6) The point at which one tectonic plate moves beneath another is called a _______________________________________
A
fault zone
B
diverging zone
C
converging zone
D
subduction zone
7) Alternating magnetic stripes on the ocean floor support which theory?
A
continental drift
B
superposition
C
sea floor spreading
D
pangaea
8) Puzzle Pieces, Fossil Evidence, climate changes, and similar rock layers all supported which theory?
A
sea floor spreading
B
superposition
C
plate tectonics
D
continental drift
9) The process that causes the Earth\'s mantle to move
A
radiation
B
conduction
C
convection
D
subduction
10) Rift Valleys occur due to which type of plate boundary
A
subducting
B
fault
C
converging
D
diverging
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