Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics

Front

Order the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest? Options: Inner Core, Mantle, Crust, Outer Core

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Mantle

Front

What is a difference between oceanic & continental crust?

Back

Continental is thicker

Front

State of matter the rocks that are in the mantle: Solid, Liquid, Gas, Semisolid

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Semisolid

Front

What is the driving force behind plate tectonics? Options: convection currents, magnetic reversal, volcanic eruption, subduction zones

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convection currents

Front

Where in the mantle are convection currents found? Options: Upper, Lower, Middle, Center

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Middle

Front

This structure rests on top of the asthenosphere: Lithosphere, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Oceanic Crust

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Lithosphere

Front

The lithosphere is subdivided into: tectonic plates, continents, islands, poles

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tectonic plates

Front

Which of the following is not a piece of Wegener's evidence? Options: fossils, glaciers, rocks, rivers

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rivers

Front

Another word used to describe a force acting on a rock:

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stress