OTL Pre-Assessment: Earth's Structure
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What is the correct order of Earth's layer from outside to inside?
29mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
inner core, crust, outer core, mantle
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
- Q1
What is the correct order of Earth's layer from outside to inside?
mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
inner core, crust, outer core, mantle
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
30s6.E.2.1 - Q2
What is the basic composition of Earth's core?
The solid inner core is surrounded by a liquid outer core
Both the inner and outer core are solid.
The solid outer core is surrounded by a liquid inner core
Both the inner and outer core are liquid.
30s6.E.2.1 - Q3
Which of following is a rock type found on Earth that is created through the cooling of magma?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
All of the above
Igneous
30s6.E.2.1 - Q4
How does metamorphic rock form?
By the metamorphosis of a boulder
From moving transform boundaries
Cooling an igneous rock
Heat and pressure applied to a sedimentary or igneous rock
30s6.E.2.1 - Q5
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed on Earth millions of years ago?
North America
Australia
Pangaea
Eurasia
30s6.E.2.2 - Q6
What is the name of the geologist who came up with the "Theory of Continental Drift"?
Bill Nye
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
30s6.E.2.2 - Q7
Plates at divergent boundaries move
Toward each other
Past each other
Underneath one another
Away from each other
30s6.E.2.2 - Q8
Which best explains the movement of tectonic plates?
They move several centimeters each year due to convection within the Earth.
They move several kilometers each year due to convection within the Earth.
They move several feet each year due to convection within the Earth.
They move several miles each year due to convection within the Earth.
30s6.E.2.2 - Q9
Which statement best describes why fossils of the same land dwelling species have been discovered in both South America and Africa?
The organisms migrated to the two continents
The organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges
The organisms once lived on one large landmass called "Pangaea" that split into multiple continents.
The organisms became extinct due to climate changes.
30s6.E.2.2 - Q10
Plates at convergent boundaries move
Toward each other
Away from each other
Under each other
30s6.E.2.2
