QUIZ 1

A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 

• Ring of Fire
• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands
• Caribbean Islands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The continental crust is _____________ than the oceanic crust

• denser

• thicker

The oceanic crust is _____________ than the continental crust

• denser

• thicker

The lithosphere consists of the crust and the upper mantle

• True

• False

The lithosphere is divided into several slabs or plates that are in continuous slow motion

• True

• False

Mariana Trench is found in the deepest part of the continental crust

• True

• False

Oceanic crust : basalt : : Continental crust : _____________.

• granite

• silicate

• magnesium

• aluminum

What comprises the earth's lithosphere?

• oceanic crust and mantle

• continental crust and mantle

• continental crust and oceanic crust

• crust and the upper mantle

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• The crust is denser than the mantle

• Oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust

• Continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust

• Oceanic crust is older than the continental crust

The strength of an earthquake is measured using a device called

• Sonar

• Magnetometer

• Seismograph

• Richter Scale