The Next Supercontinent: Amasia

Which continent will stay by its lonesome in the south according to the new model?

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• South America

How long will it be before Amasia is expected to form?

• 50 million years

• 100 million years

• 150 million years

• 200 million years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which scientific journal published the new study about Amasia?

• Science

• Nature

• Geology

• Earth Science

The Solid Inner Core spins

• the same direction as the planet

• Independently from the plant

In which direction do earthquake waves travel faster through the inner core?

• North-south

• East-west

• Up-down

• Diagonally

What generates the magnetic field that keeps the solar wind from stripping away our atmosphere?

• Earth's solid and liquid cores

• Earth's crust

• Earth's mantle

• Earth's outer core

What is the primary source of energy for bacteria found in gold mines 2.4 miles beneath Earth's surface?

• Sunlight

• Hydrogen and sulfates

• Radiation

• Organic material

According to Microbiologist James Holden, how much could our planet's deep biomass weigh?

• As much as all the things living up here on the surface

• Twice as much as all the things living up here on the surface

• Half as much as all the things living up here on the surface

• Three times as much as all the things living up here on the surface

What might explain the magnetic field quirks according to the text?

• The sun's activity

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Pandemonium at the boundary between the molten core and the overlying mantle

• The Earth's rotation

Where does the CO2 released by volcanoes come from?

• The atmosphere

• The ocean

• Organic material trapped and cooked in the interior

• The Earth's crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3