How Is the Earth Changing?
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- Q1What is the correct order of Earth's layers if starting at the Earth's surface?crust, outer core, inner core, mantlecrust, mantle, inner core, outer coremantle, outer core, crust, inner corecrust, mantle, outer core, inner core30s
- Q2What happens to temperature and pressure as you go farther down into the center f the Earth?Both temperature and pressure increasePressure increases while temperature decreasesNeither temperature and pressure increaseTemperature increases while pressure decreases30s
- Q3What is the relationship between continents and Earth's plates?The continent is on top of the plate, but not part of the plateThe continent is next to, but not part of the plateContinents are part of plates30s
- Q4Where is the asthenosphere found?In the crustIn the crust and upper mantleIn the mantleIn the inner core30s
- Q5What are the two layers of crust?asthenosphere and lithosphere crustContinental and oceanic crustContents and ocean crustinner and outer crust30s
- Q6What is the difference between the continental and oceanic crust?The materials that they are made ofTheir thicknessTheir namesTheir location on Earth30s
- Q7Which layer of Earth has fast moving currents that changes Earth's magnetic field?Inner CoreOuter CoreMantleCrust30s
- Q8What is TRUE about Earth's plates?Earth's plates fit closely togetherEarth's plates do not touch each otherEarth's plates are separated by oceansEarth's plates are spread out across the Earth's surface30s
- Q9What evidence shows that the seafloor ace increases as the distance from the midoceanic ridge increases?By measuring how fast the ocean currents moveBy mapping elevation levels on the seafloorBy analyzing fossils and rock samples from the seafloor30s
- Q10The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, resting upon the asthenosphere, is called:Continental driftPlate tectonicsSeismologySea-floor spreading30s
- Q11What type of boundary forms mountain ranges?Transform boundariesConvergent boundariesAll of the aboveDivergent boundaries30s
- Q12When did Pangea break up?200 million years agoBillions of years ago2,000 years ago100,00 years ago30s
- Q13What happens over time as plates pull apart?New plate material forms so there is no space in betweenLoose rock material fills the space in betweenAn empty space forms that gets wider over timeWater fills the space in between30s
- Q14How far is a continent likely to move in 200 years?20 feetIt won't move20 miles20 inches30s
- Q15What do you call the place where two plates slide alongside each other?Convergent BoundaryDivergent BoundaryDeep-ocean trenchTransform Boundary30s
