Earth Science Review

What does Pangaea mean?

• whole Earth

• pieces of Earth

• Earth's crust

• movement of earth

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What is Plate Tectonics?

• movement of the Earth in space

• movement of the oceans against Earth's land

• movement of the Earth around the sun

• movement of the pieces of Earth's crust

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What are plates?

• pieces of the Earth's moon

• pieces of rock and dust floating in space

• pieces of the Earth's core

• pieces of Earth's crust

What is the inner-most layer of Earth?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

What is the outer-most layer of Earth?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

What layer of Earth is made of magma?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which layer of the core is made of molten metals?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Why do Earth's plates move?

• because of tornadoes and hurricanes

• because of Earth spinning on its axis

• because of Earth orbiting the sun

• because of molten rock heating and cooling within the mantle

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How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?

• 365 and 1/2 days

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 24 days

• 24 hours

Why do we have day and night?

• because of Earth's orbit around the sun

• because of Earth's moon

• because of Earth's place in the solar system

• because of Earth's rotation on its axis