Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe Reading Comprehension

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

• continents.

• mantle.

• lithosphere.

• inner core.

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic

• ocean and upper

• lower and upper

• pizza and subway

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• divergent

• continent-to-continent convergent

• ocean-to-continent convergent

• transform

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What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?

• Covergent

• Transformers

• Divergent

• Transform

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Mountains form from ...

• plates sliding past one another

• collision of plates

• plates moving away from each other

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Darwin

• Einstein

• Wagner

• Volta

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Evidence to support continental drift......

• animals on continents and buildings look the same

• oceans temperature increasing due to increased oxygen

• fossils on different continenets and volcanoes forming

• land looks like puzzle pieces and rock faces fit together

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What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tectonic plate movements

• Weather changes

• Ocean currents

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Which layer of the Earth is responsible for its magnetic field?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core