Lithosphere Review

The Appalachian Mountains, which extend from Canada to Alabama, were much taller in the past than they are today. Which of the following two processes are most responsible for the decrease in

the height of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Weathering and erosion

• sedimentation and flooding

• volcanic eruptions and landslides

• tectonic collisions and earthquakes

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What are the 4 layers of earth in order from the center to the asthenosphere?

• Inner core, Outer core, Radiative zone, crust

• Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core

• Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Crust

• Crust, Radiative zone, Outer core, Inner core

A rock is pushed deep underground in an area where mountain-building is occurring, and undergoes the following processes.

•  First, the rock experiences high pressure that causes its minerals to align themselves in bands.

•  Second, the rock is pushed further underground and completely melts, then erupts from a volcano and hardens.

•  Third, the rock is broken down by wind and water into small particles, which ow into a river and get compressed into rock.

  Which order correctly shows this progression of rock types?

• igneous --> metamorphic -->sedimentary

• metamorphic --> igneous --> sedimentary

• metamorphic -->sedimentary -->igneous

• sedimentary --> igneous --> metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The three types of plate boundaries are?

• Crust, Igneous, Divergent

• Convergent, Divergent, Crust

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Transform, Divergent, Crust

Using the map, determine which 2 plates form a convergent boundary and result in mountains and volcanoes.

• Indian-Australian and Pacific Plates

• Pacific and African Plates

• Eurasian and North American Plate

• Nazca and South American Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Fault

• Transform

• Divergent

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What type of boundar is shown in the image above?

• Fault

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

What are the two types of erosion?

• Physical and Chemical

• Chemical and Weathering

• Physical and Weathering

When an earthquake occurs, there are two main types of waves used to measure and locate the earthquake. The first wave, that moves in a push and pull motion is called?

• P wave

• S wave

• E wave

• T wave

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A secondary wave of an earthquake is........

• An S wave, and is double the strength of a P wave

• An E wave, and is hale the strength of a P wave

• An E wave, and is double the strenth of a P wave

• An S wave, and is half the strength of a P wave