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Chapter 1 Test - Inside Earth
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The process that powers plate tectonics is...
A
Subduction
B
Radiation
C
Conduction
D
Convection
2) The layer of the upper mantle that can flow is the...
A
Inner core
B
Asthenosphere
C
Lithosphere
D
Continental crust
3) Two plates collide with each other at...
A
A divergent boundary
B
The boundary between the mantle and the crust
C
A convergent boundary
D
A transform boundary
4) Most scientists rejected Wegener's theory of continental drift because the theory failed to explain...
A
Coal deposits in Antarctica
B
How the continents move
C
Climate changes
D
Formation of mountains
5) The earths outer core is made of basalt and granite...
A
True
B
False
6) When two continental plates converge a rift valley forms?
A
False
B
True
7) The spinning if the asthenosphere, made up of iron and nickel , explains why earth has a magnetic field.......
A
True
B
False
8) Which layer is primarily iron?
A
mantle
B
core
C
crust
9) How do geologists observe Earth's interior?
A
by studying seismic waves
B
by looking under the layers
C
by studying destructive forces
D
by studying constructive forces
10) Where does subduction occur?
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
rift valleys
C
the lower mantle
D
deep ocean trench
11) As you go deeper into Earth the pressure and the temperature both increase.
A
False
B
True
12) Volcanoes usually form....
A
in the middle of a plate
B
below the surface of a plate
C
where tectonics plate meet.
D
where earthquakes are least likely to occur.
13) Which layer has the greatest density?
A
crust
B
mantle
C
core
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