Q3 Review

Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?

• plasma

• liquid

• solid

• gas

Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust?

• core

• lower mantle

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

What is geology?

• the study of rocks

• the study of history

• the study of maps

• the study of earth

This layer of the earth is the thickest part

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

The one large land mass before it drifted apart was called

• Panthalassa

• Terra

• Pangaea

• Pandora

The waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers are

• scenic waves

• tidal waves

• cosmic waves

• seismic waves

The theory of continental drift impacts land because

• It causes the land to move over time

• It causes sand and soil from one continent to “drift” into another through trade winds

• If you stand still long enough you can feel continents drifting beneath you

• All of the above

The biggest unit of time on the Geologic Time Scale is 

• an era
• a period
• an eon
• an epoch

Eras a broken into 

• eons
• periods
• epochs
• millions of years