GENERAL GEOLOGY

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

Which is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• crust
  crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Mostly rocky material makes up the...

• core
• mantle
• crust and mantle
• surface

Iron and nickel make up the Earth's core. Which part of the core is a solid ball?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move away from each other?

• sliding transform
• convergent
• divergent
• mantle

At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move toward each other?

• convergent
• divergent
• sliding transform
• Earth's surface

The Earth's plates are constantly in motion most likely because of...

• rocks
• the ocean
• heat
• they aren't always in motion

What can we tell by studying fossils and layers of rock?

• what state we are in
• how the Earth has changed over time
• how animals adapted
• we don't study fossils

What makes fossils?

• plants
• animals
• other living organisms
• all choices listed

The study of the solid earth and the processes that change the physical landscape of the planet is____

• Physical Geology

• Structural Geology

• Historical Geology

• Geomorphology