geology

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

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 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

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.
• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 
• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
• All of the above.

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...

• along the coast
• along tectonic plate boundaries
• in the Arctic
• in the ocean

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle