
Geology102:Quiz-Unit02
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the major flaws in Wegener's hypothesis according to his critics?
Lack of evidence for the existence of continents
Inability to provide a mechanism for how continents moved
Incorrect mapping of ocean floors
Misinterpretation of volcanic activity
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the mantle primarily composed of?
Peridotite
Basalt
Granite
Limestone
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the depth range of the Earth's outer core?
0 to 1,220 km
2,890 to 5,150 km
410 to 660 km
1,220 to 2,300 km
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of the Earth is described as the only liquid layer?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of the Earth can move internally or flow to allow the plates to move around on it?
Inner core
Athenosphere
Mantle
Outer core
Lithosphere
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the average worldwide rate of oceanic plate subduction?
25 miles per million years
50 miles per million years
10 miles per million years
5 miles per million years
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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