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Understanding Earth

Quiz by Dana Pavuk

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the hottest layer of Earth?
    crust
    mantle
    core
    30s
  • Q2
    What are the three layers of Earth?
    volcanoes, earthquakes, crust
    continents, oceans, plates
    crust, mantle, core
    30s
  • Q3
    How many layers of Earth are there?
    1
    2
    3
    5
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the outside layer of Earth?
    mantle
    crust
    core
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the middle layer of Earth?
    mantle
    core
    crust
    30s
  • Q6
    One THEORY is that Earth has 3 layers. Which sentence is EVIDENCE for that theory?
    The core of Earth is small.
    Earthquakes can destroy homes and cities.
    The cooler crust is Earth's outer layer.
    30s
  • Q7
    What causes many earthquakes?
    Magma rises to Earth's surface.
    Two plates scrape against each other.
    Cooled lava turns into hard rock.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is one thing that happens when plates move?
    Earth has 3 layers
    Mountains and earthquakes can form.
    the core is hot
    30s
  • Q9
    What is another thing that happens when plates move?
    Earthquakes and volcanoes can form.
    Lava cools as it moves away from a volcano.
    The mantle is the middle layer.
    30s
  • Q10
    What happens in an earthquake?
    magma rises to the surface of the Earth.
    Two plates push against each other and the Earth's surface wrinkles.
    two plates scrape against each other.
    30s
  • Q11
    How is a volcano formed?
    Magma spills onto the surface of Earth.
    Two plates scrape against each other.
    An ocean plate is pushed under a continent plate.
    30s
  • Q12
    How are trenches formed?
    An ocean plate is pushed under a continent plate.
    Magma spills onto the surface of Earth
    Two plates scrape against each other.
    30s
  • Q13
    How are mountains formed.
    Two plates scrape against each other.
    An ocean plate is pushed under a continent plate.
    Two plates push against each other and wrinkles form on the Earth's surface.
    30s

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