According to Alfred Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift, what is one type of evidence he used to support his idea?

The invention of the microscope

According to Alfred Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift, what evidence supports the idea that continents were once joined together?

Similar rock formations and types of rocks in the coastal regions of widely separated areas matched closely.

The continents have similar climates.

The continents have the same animals.

The continents are the same size.

What does the orange color on the map represent in relation to Alfred Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift?

Matching ancient rock assemblages

Glacial deposits of the same age are found in which of the following continents?

Southern Africa, South America, India, Australia

North America, Africa, Australia

Which part of the lithosphere is the oldest?

The area farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

The area closest to the mid-ocean ridge

Refer to the diagram of seafloor spreading and mid-ocean ridges. What does the pattern of magnetic symmetry and age of rock formation indicate?

New rock forms at the center of a ridge and moves away from the center in opposite directions

Old rock forms at the center of a ridge

Rocks do not move from the ridge

Only reversed magnetic polarity rocks are found at the ridge

What are the three main interactions of plate boundaries?

Convergent, Divergent, Transform

Subduction, Erosion, Deposition

In the provided diagram, what is the name of the layer where convection occurs and drives plate tectonics?

Mantle (specifically, the asthenosphere)

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

B) Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed

A) Energy can be created and destroyed

D) Energy can only be destroyed

What do greenhouse gases trap while letting shortwave radiation (light) pass through the atmosphere?

Greenhouse gases trap in infrared radiation (heat).

Greenhouse gases trap in ultraviolet radiation.

Greenhouse gases trap in visible light.

Greenhouse gases trap in sound waves.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth is composed mainly of oxygen and silicates and is the least dense layer?

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth is circulated by convection currents and is the thickest layer?

Mantle

Crust

Inner Core

Outer Core

Which layer of the Earth is fluid and made up of iron and nickel?

Outer Core

Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth is solid, mostly iron, and the most dense layer?

Inner Core

Mantle

Crust

Outer Core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the thickest layer of the Earth?

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The Earth's outer core is solid.

True

False

7.

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3 mins • 1 pt

According to the passage, what circulates the liquid mantle?

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102 questions

Which layer of the Earth is composed mainly of oxygen and silicates and is the least dense layer?

Which layer of the Earth is circulated by convection currents and is the thickest layer?

Which layer of the Earth is fluid and made up of iron and nickel?

Which layer of the Earth is solid, mostly iron, and the most dense layer?

Which of the following is the thickest layer of the Earth?

True or False: The Earth's outer core is solid.

According to the passage, what circulates the liquid mantle?

The heat that causes convection currents in the mantle comes from the Earth's core.

Looking at a map of the Earth, it appears that the continents could fit together like a _______.

Who proposed the idea of 'Continental Drift' in 1915?

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