Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Convection currents in the mantle

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

New crust is underwater where it sinks

New crust breaks more easily than old crust

Mountains are created when....

An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

Two continental plates pull apart

Order the layers from thickest to thinnest

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

Crust, Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle

inner core, crust, mantel, outer core

outer core, inner core, crust, mantel

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

They change the Earth's surface

In 1897, Joseph Thomson discovered that atoms contained electrons. He proposed a change in the atomic theory of that time, and the theory was modified because of his discovery. Since Thomson’s discovery, atomic theory has been further modified. What is the best explanation for why scientific theories are modified?

New evidence that supports a revision prompts scientists to modify earlier theories.

Theories more than ten years old are usually out of date.

Scientists want to prove that the work of other scientists is wrong.

So much information is available today that it is harder to focus research and disprove theories.

The law of universal gravitation states that both mass and distance of objects affect the gravitational force between them. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the objects increase. Gravitational force decreases as distance between the objects increases. Why are these statements considered scientific law, and not scientific theory?

The statements tells what happens, and not why the even occurs.

This statement involves mass and distance measurements.

This statement explains the attractive force between two objects.

This statement predicts what will happen under certain conditions.

Kalinda was trying to explain to her friend the difference between a theory and a law in science. She used the theory of plate tectonics and the law of superposition as examples. Kalinda explained the difference by using nonscientific language. Which statement did Kalinda use to correctly describe the difference between a theory and a law in science?

A theory explains a natural event, while a law describes it.

A theory describes a natural event, while a law explains it.

A theory explains a natural event, while a law predicts it.

A theory predicts a natural event, while a law explains it.

Scientific theories are based on

large amounts of data collected over time.

general assumptions of how systems work.

mathematical principles that can be proven true.

observations from within only one scientific discipline.

Caira reads in a science journal that replication and repetiton are so important, but she did not understand the difference between them. Which of the following best explains the two terms?

Repetition is when a scientist does the same experiment a number of times; replication is when other scientists reproduce a scientist’s experiment.

Repetition is when a scientist repeats an experiment; replication is when a scientist conducts an experiment on genetic material.

Repetition is when a scientist publishes in more than one scientific periodical; replication is when another scientist reproduces another scientist’s results.

Repetition is when a scientist commits an error in an experiment the first time and must repeat it; replication is when a scientist repeats an experiment to make sure it is valid.

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Occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock.

Cementation

Magma

Volcanic eruption

Metamorphic rock

Compaction

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The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.

Deposition

Sedimentary rock

Ocean trench

Magma

Erosion

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The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.

Erosion

Heat and pressure

Igneous rock

Mineral composition

Sedimentary rock

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Changing variables due to the weight of overlying rocks, causing changes to rock characteristics and mineral composition, thus forming metamorphic rocks.

Heat and pressure

Volcanic eruption

Earth's evolution

Compaction

Sedimentary rock

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Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly and forms rocks with small crystals, while magma cools more slowly and forms rocks with larger crystals.

Igneous rock

Plate tectonic theory

Deposition

Erosion

Plate tectonic theory

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Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere.

Plate tectonic theory

Deposition

Mineral composition

Mountain

Ocean trench

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Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes. Changes occur in mineral compositions and physical structures.

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Occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock.

The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.

The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.

Changing variables due to the weight of overlying rocks, causing changes to rock characteristics and mineral composition, thus forming metamorphic rocks.

Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly and forms rocks with small crystals, while magma cools more slowly and forms rocks with larger crystals.

Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere.

Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes. Changes occur in mineral compositions and physical structures.

Forms when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together), and cemented (binding of the sediments).

The mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces, and sometimes change the chemical composition.

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