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Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics Continued
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1) Wha tis the correct order of the layers of Earth, starting from the outside working your way in?
A
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
B
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
C
mantle, outer core, inner core crust
D
crust, outer core, inner core mantle
2) What is Pangaea?
A
another name for continental drift.
B
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
C
the name of an ancient fossil.
D
the name of a German scientist.
3) Wegener's ideo of continental drift was rejected because
A
Weger used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis.
B
the science community was afraid of new ideas.
C
Wegener could not identify the force causing the continents to move.
D
Wegener was interesed in what Earth was like millions of years ago.
4) In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
A
in deep-ocean trenches.
B
along the edges of all the continents
C
along mid-ocean ridges.
D
along the equator.
5) Earth's mantle is
A
a dense ball of solid metal.
B
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
C
a lyer of hot rock.
D
a layer of molten metal.
6) Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several
A
layers
B
continents
C
plates
D
ridges
7) Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
A
earthquakes
B
conduction
C
Earth's magnetic field.
D
convection currents in the mantle
8) The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
A
convection
B
conduction
C
continental drift
D
subduction
9) The place where 2 plates come together is known as a
A
convergent boundary
B
transform boundary
C
rift valley
D
divergent boundary
10) In the mantle, heat is transferred as soft rock flows slowly in cycles known as
A
convection currents
B
subduction
C
conduction
D
radiation
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