GRADE 10- LONG EXAM- SCIENCE 1ST QTR

The inside of Earth consists of four major layers. Which is the hottest layer?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Which of the following layers of Earth causes the movement of the continents?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

All of the following elements are commonly found in Earth's crust except _____.

• oxygen

• calcium

• iron

• silicon

As you go deeper inside Earth _____.

• the temperature increases, but the pressure decreases

• the temperature stays the same, but the pressure increases

• it gets colder, drier, and easier to travel

• it gets hotter, materials get denser, and pressure increases

About 80% of Earth's volume is found in this layer.

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

It refers to the deformation of Earth's crust.

• contraction

• expansion

• diastrophism

• isostasy

Who coined the term isostasy?

• Alfred Wegener

• Clarence Edward Dutton

• Heinrich Hertz

• Sir Isaac Newton

He is an ____. (Pls. refer to question no. 7)

• American botanist

• American biologist

• American geologist

• American physicist

This theory refers to the balance of the crust such that it floats on a denser material based on its density and thickness.

• contraction Theory

• convection Theory

• expansion Theory

• theory of Isostasy

____ refers to the horizontal movement of the crust.

• isostasy

• subsidence

• thrust

• uplift