Geology of Ocean Basins & Marine Provinces

What indirect evidence can we collect to determine Earth's interior make up?

• Earth Quakes

• Chemical Composition

• Volcanic Gases

• Variations in the pull of gravity

Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic wave?

• P -Wave

• Primary Wave

• S - Wave

• Slinky wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The 4 layers of Earth in order from the Surface to the center of the Earth are...

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Mantle, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Crust

• Outer Core, Inner core, Crust, Mantle

• Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust

Why is the inner core solid?

• because it is very hot

• because of the immense pressure

• because it is made of metal

• because the Earth is rotating

Who came up with the idea of continental drift in 1912?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Matthew Maury

• Harry Hess

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary creates a mid ocean ridge?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• None of them

What is NOT released from hydrothermal vents?

• Bacteria

• Hot Water

• Minerals

• Gasses

True or False: Conditions are too harsh to support life at hydrothermal vents.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

When an organism uses hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide, and methane rather than sunlight to make energy, it is known as:

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Mineral synthesis

• None of the above

Which type of ocean sediment comes from shells, corals, and zooplankton?

• Biogenous

• Cosmogenous

• Hydrogenous

• Lithogenous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3