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Which crust is thicker, the continental crust (land we stand on) or the oceanic crust (land under the ocean)?
a) Continental crust
b) Oceanic crust
c) don't pick me
d) for real.... don't pick me
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a) Circle of Fire
b) Ring of Lava
c) Ring of Fire
d) Circle of Magma
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a) crust
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core
produced by earthquakes and studied by geologists on how they travel through the Earths. They give clues about the structure of the interior.
a) pressure
b) seismic waves
c) direct evidence
d) indirect evidence
We live on the solid outer layer of Earth called the
a) magma
b) mantle
c) landform
d) lithosphere/crust
What is the correct order of Earth's Layers, starting from the surface, going toward the center?
a) crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b) mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d) outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
Which layer of the earth is made of LIQUID iron and nickel?
a) Inner core
b) Outer core
c) Mantle
d) Crust
A layer of rock that covers the Earth's surface is known as ...
a) the outer mantle.
b) Jolly Ranchers.
c) the inner crust.
d) crust.
The inner core of the Earth is ...
a) full of Oreos.
b) a dense sphere of solid iron and nickle at the center of the Earth.
c) a layer of molten lava
d) the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
The pressure _______ deeper in the Earth's interior.
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Stays the same
d) nope
______________ are block of lithosphere that consist of the crust of the rigid outermost part of the mantle that glide across the asthenosphere.
a) continents
b) tectonic plates
c) seismic waves
d) dinner plates
Earthquakes usually happen at ___________ lines
a) earthquake
b) tectonic plate
c) lithosphere
d) fault
Some of the local effects of volcanic eruptions is....
a) burying crops under ash, hot gases and dust can sear buildings, breathing difficulties
b) Trees will be blown over, flooding will occur, high winds can knock the roofs off of houses
c) Drought will occur lowering the amount of food that is produced
d) Erosion of coastlines
A major volcanic eruption can have this global impact
a) All volcanoes on earth will erupt simultaneously creating a lava planet
b) Hurricanes will occur
c) Mudslides will occur due to the elevated amount of ash
d) Reduces the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface, cooling the planet and reducing crop production
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