Quiz about Active Earth

Question 1

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

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Harry Hess

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Galileo

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Newton

Question 2

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

pangea

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plate tectonics

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continental drift

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glacier scaring

Question 3

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

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glacier scars and evidence from temperature

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mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

Question 4

What are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?

Accepted Answer

Plants and animals

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Leaves and flowers

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Ice and mountains

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Dinosaurs and reptiles

Question 5

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic and Continental Crust

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Oceanic and Crustatious Crust

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Optic and Continental Crust

Question 6

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

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crust

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lithosphere

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inner core

Question 7

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

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Crust

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Mantle

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Lithosphere

Question 8

What technology do scientists use to study Earth's features?

Accepted Answer

Sonar

Accepted Answer

Echo sounders

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Plane hunting

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GPS

Question 9

The lithosphere

Accepted Answer

Is the crust and the asthenosphere

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Is the asthenosphere

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Is the mantle

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Is the cortle

Question 10

Where would you most likely find a divergent or constructive boundary?

Accepted Answer

Between two oceanic plates

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Between one oceanic plate and one continental plate

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Between two continental plates

Question 11

What radiates from the core, cools as it reaches the crust, and moves laterally through the asthenosphere?

Accepted Answer

Convection currents

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Mid Ocean Ridges

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Volcanoes

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Earthquakes

Question 12

What explains the rise and fall of the convection currents?

Accepted Answer

As they get closer to the surface they lose heat and begin to sink back down to the mantle

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As they get closer to the surface they gain heat and begin to punch through the crust

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As they get closer to the surface they lose heat and begin to rise into the atmosphere

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As they get closer to the surface they lose heat, they have to return to the core to gain more heat and energy

Question 13

What is the approximate temperature of Earth's inner core?

Accepted Answer

6000oC

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15oC

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100oC

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10,000,000^oC

Question 14

Mountains are created at this type of  boundary.

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 15

This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally.  These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release.

Accepted Answer

Transform Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

Question 16

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

faults

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tectonic plates

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magma

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lava

Question 17

________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.

Accepted Answer

Richter Scale

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Seismometer

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Magnitude

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Seismology

Question 18

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fire

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Ring of Earth

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Ring of Stone

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Ring of Diamond

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