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The lithosphere is the outermost rigid shell of the Earth. What makes up the lithosphere?
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continental crust
oceanic crust
upper mantle
crust and upper mantle
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The Earth’s crust is subdivided into two regions: the continental crust and the oceanic crust. What kind of rocks made up the continental crust?
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granite
basalt
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The lithosphere is the outermost rigid shell of the Earth. What makes up the lithosphere?
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The Earth’s crust is subdivided into two regions: the continental crust and the oceanic crust. What kind of rocks made up the continental crust?
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Which of the regions of the mantle has the lowest temperature, pressure and density?
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In which layer of the Earth is the temperature highest?
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Seismic waves are waves of energy that radiate in all directions from the focus. Which type of waves can only travel through the surface of the Earth?
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Scientists gained information about the internal structure of the Earth by studying how seismic waves travel through the Earth. Based from the figure above, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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Earthquakes produce different types of seismic waves. Each type moves through materials differently. Which of the following seismic waves reaches a detector first?
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“There is a core within the core”. The outer core is separated in the inner core due to the difference in density and the state. Who discovered the boundaries between this layer?
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Refer to the figure below. Which of the following types of seismic waves cause the most damage to structures during an earthquake?
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Which is the most abundant element that can be found on the earth’s crust?
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The inner core is a hot, dense ball with a radius
of about 1,300 kilometers. What materials
made up the inner core?
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The Earth is made of many different and distinct layers. The deeper layers are composed of heavier materials; they are hotter, denser and under much greater pressure than the outer layers. Which of the following is the correct order for the layers of Earth from coolest temperature to warmest temperature?
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Which layer of the Earth is responsible in creating Earth’s magnetism?
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The lithosphere is made up of crust and a part of the upper mantle. Based from the figure below, what layer facilitates the movement of the lithospheric plates?
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Which of the following evidences was NOT use by Wegener to support his idea of continental drift?
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Fossils of the fern Glossopteris have been found in South America, Africa, Antarctica, India and Australia. The distribution of these fossils suggests that these areas were once ___________________ .
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Which of the following fossils were NOT used as evidence to support the Continental Drift Theory?
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Continental drift states that continents have moved to their current location ____________ .
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The Continental Drift Theory was developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. According to this theory,
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Refer to the diagram below. The Earth’s interior is composed of different layers. Which layer does B represent?
