Chemistry Chapter 3 Review 1 (MC + Open-Ended)

What are the two sources of energy that heated up Earth's interior?

• Solar energy and impacts from other bodies in space

• Geothermal energy and volcanic eruptions

• Nuclear energy and seismic waves

• Tidal energy and plate tectonics

What is the process that drives the differentiation of Earth's layers?

• Convection

• Radioactive decay

• Plate tectonics

• Seismic waves

Which layer of Earth's interior is solid and made up of a solid iron-nickel alloy?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

What is the primary factor that determines the density of Earth's layers?

• Temperature

• Composition

• Pressure

• State of matter

What type of seismic waves can travel through any type of medium?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Surface waves

• Love waves

What is the primary reason for the liquid state of the outer core?

• High temperature

• Low pressure

• Presence of water

• Radioactive decay

What generates Earth's magnetic field?

• Convection in the mantle

• Plate tectonics

• Radioactive decay

• Convection in the outer core

What type of plate boundary is associated with the San Andreas fault?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction zone

What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of volcanic mountain arcs?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary (oceanic-to-oceanic)

• Convergent boundary (oceanic-to-continental)

What is the primary driver for plate tectonics?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Seismic waves

• Radioactive decay in the core

• Tidal forces from the Moon