Geology Quiz

The lithosphere is one of Earth's layers. What makes up the lithosphere?

• the inner and outer cores

• the upper and lower mantle

• the mantle and outer core

• the crust and upper mantle

Which two elements make up the largest amount of Earth's crust?

• carbon and nitrogen

• phosphorus and carbon

• silicon and carbon

• silicon and oxygen

Which type of rock is most abundant in Earth's crust?

• organic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which list correctly describes the lithosphere?

• watery, discontinuous, found on Earth's surface

• rocky, nearly continuous, found at Earth's surface

• gaseous, continuous, found above Earth's surface

• organic, nearly continuous, found on Earth's surface

The picture below shows a model of Earth's layers. Which is Layer 1?

• the lithosphere, where liquid magma convects in circular patterns

• the inner core, which is a solid, dense layer made mostly of iron

• the crust, which is liquid and composed mainly of nickel and iron

• the outer core, which is a rigid, loose layer with low temperatures

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What causes mountains to form?

• A. two oceanic plates spreading at a divergent boundary

• B. two oceanic plates colliding at a convergent boundary

• C. two continental plates spreading at a divergent boundary

• D. two continental plates colliding at a convergent boundary

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Earth has several types of tectonic plate boundaries. Which type involves a collision between two plates?

• transform

• divergent

• obstruction

• convergent

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Where do most volcanoes occur?

• on flat plains

• in deserts

• on convergent boundaries

• in faults

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A rift valley is evidence of a

• convergent boundary.

• divergent boundary.

• transform boundary.

• uniform boundary.

What is a result of the heating and cooling of Earth's mantle?

• convection currents that move the plates on the outer core

• conduction currents that move the plates on the outer core

• convection currents that move the lithospheric plates

• conduction currents that move the lithospheric plates

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