Geology 1

What symbolizes a seamount?

• A

• B

• C

• E

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

From least to most dense, what is the correct order of Earth's four major layers?

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

• crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

In which of Earth's layers are the convection currents?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• lithosphere

New ocean crust continuously forms ......

• during high tide

• during a solar eclipse

• at mid ocean ridges

• after meteors burn up

I am composed mostly of iron and nickel. I am in the center of the Earth. I am the hottest and most dense layer. Who am I?

• crust

• asthenosphere

• lower mantle

• core

Which layers compose the lithosphere?

• upper and lower mantle

• inner and outer core

• crust and upper mantle

• asthenosphere and inner core

Why do many earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the Ring of Fire?

• The Ring of Fire is located along active plate boundaries

• The Ring of Fire increase convection currents

• The Pacific Ocean puts pressure on the tectonic plate

• The mid ocean ridge brings the continents together

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where would you most likely find an active volcano?

• along the equator

• where Earth crust is the thickest

• at the North Pole

• where two tectonic plates meet

What is occurring in this diagram?

• continental plate is moving under an ocean plate at a divergent boundary

• continental plate is colliding with another continental plate at a convergent boundary

• oceanic plate is moving under a continental plate at a convergent boundary

• oceanic plate is colliding with another oceanic plate at a transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• New continents are continually being created and destroyed

• Earth is increasing in land and decreasing in water

• The continents have always been in their current location

• All the continents were once connected as on landmass