1. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.

• asthenosphere

• continents

• core

• lithosphere

Which statement about the Earth’s crust is CORRECT?

• Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight.

• Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.

• Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

• Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?

• fault

• fissure

• fracture

• plate

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Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• Titanic Theory

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Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?

• earthquake

• fault lines

• landslides

• mountains

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This earthquake type happens when the shifting of Earth’s plates is driven by the sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of Earth.

• aftershock

• foreshock

• tectonic

• volcanic

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How are tsunamis created?

• A submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced.

• Differences in temperature cause hot seawater to rise.

• The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to rise.

• Topography underwater causes disturbances in the oceans’ current.

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A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?

• mountain area

• mountain chain

• mountain range

• mountainous

It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

• center

• direct center

• epic center

• epicenter