Earth Science Year Review 1

Which layer is the most dense layer of the earth?

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

What is the youngest item in the image?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Volcanic activity is most likely to be found at which type of plate boundary?

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

• transvergent

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Which layer of the earth flows with convection currents allowing the plates on top of it to move?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hemisphere

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The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

• Pangea
• Plate Tectonics
• Natural Selection
• Gravity

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Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

• Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
• New crust is underwater where it sinks
• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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What is weathering?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

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