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Theory Of Tectonic Plates.
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Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
a) Alfred Wegener
b) Harry Hess
c) Mr. Whitesell
d) Pangea
Scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth are called
a) Biologist
b) Geologist
c) Astronomers
d) Vetenarians
If one were to travel to the center of the Earth, pressure and temperature would both
a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Stay the same
d) Be silly
Which layer of the Earth is immediately below the atmosphere?
a) Core
b) Mantle
c) Crust
d) Ocean
The Earth’s inner core is
a) Liquid
b) Gas
c) Solid
d) Candy
Where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Fault
d) Transform
Where two plates spread apart
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) Fault
Where two plates come together
a) Convergent
b) DIvergent
c) Transform
d) Fault
Convection currents occur in what layer?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Core
d) Atmosphere
Tectonic plates are located in what layer?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Mantle
d) Outer Core
Breaks in Earth's crust are known as
a) Valleys
b) Trenches
c) Faults
d) Plates
The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid is known as
a) Conduction
b) Radiation
c) Convection
d) Energy
Earth's Lithosphere is broken into separate sections called
a) Plates
b) Faults
c) Trenches
d) Boundaries
A deer getting a drink of water from a pond would show an interaction of which two ………… spheres?
a) The geosphere and biosphere
b) The cryosphere and atmosphere
c) The atmosphere and hydrosphere
d) The biosphere and hydrosphere
The Earth's main source of energy is the
a) Atmosphere
b) Sun
c) Biosphere
d) Sugar
A kitten weighs 300 g and measures 20 cm long. This statement would be an example ……….. of a _______________observation
a) Qualitative
b) Quantitative
c) Subjective
d)
The apple appears red to us because it reflects red and absorbs all the other colors.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Oceanic crust bends downward sinks back into the mantle is known as
a) Convection
b) Subduction
c) Divergent
d) Fault
Bounces sound waves off underwater objects then records the echoes
a) Sonar
b) Infrared
c) Electromagnetic
d) Ping-Pong
Pangea is the super continent that broke apart nearly 225 million years ago
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
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