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Earth - Part 1
Test Description: Earth's layers and processes - part 1 of our unit test review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) From the center of the Earth outward, what are the layers of Earth?
A
crust - mantle - core
B
mantle - crust - core
C
core - crust - mantle
D
core - mantle - crust
2) The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located _______.
A
near Asia
B
at mid-ocean ridges
C
far from mid-ocean ridges
D
near continents
3) The oceanic crust is composed of dark igneous rocks called __________; whereas the upper continental crust has an average composition of a _________
A
basalt / granitic
B
granite / secondary
C
limestone / metamorphic
D
shale / basaltic
4) The crust and upper mantle make up Earth\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s ____.
A
asthenosphere
B
lithosphere
C
core
D
continents
5) Plates of the lithosphere float on the ____.
A
crust
B
asthenosphere
C
mantle
D
core
6) The presence of the same _________ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.
A
neither
B
fossils
C
both
D
rocks
7) Plates move apart at ___________ boundaries.
A
Divergent boundary
B
Transform boundary
C
convergent boundary
D
Meitorn boundary
8) The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called _______.
A
convection
B
continental slope
C
continental drift
D
magnetic reversal
9) The result of plate movement can be seen at ____.
A
abyssal plains
B
plate centers
C
ocean margins
D
plate boundaries
10) Plates slide past one another at ____.
A
convection currents
B
subduction zones
C
normal fault
D
transform boundary
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