UPCAT General Science Review

What materials are abundant in the crust?

• Gold and silver

• Iron and nickel

• Oxygen and silicon

What does the mantle contain?

The metals _______ make up most of the earth’s core.

Which does not belong to the group?

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

• troposphere

Movement of tectonic plates is due to the hot, flowing condition of the asthenosphere. What is the term for semi-liquid condition?

• fluidity

• malleability

• plasticity

• rigidity

The outer core is ________ because _________ is the controlling factor.

• solid–temperature

• liquid–temperature

• liquid–pressure

• solid–pressure

The inner core is ______ because _______ is the controlling factor.

• solid–temperature

• liquid–temperature

• liquid–pressure

• solid–pressure

Energy in the mesosphere moves slowly by ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• conduction and radiation

The crust is made up of two separate layers: the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Which of the following characterizes the oceanic crust?

• exhibits folded mountain formation

• composed of granite and rhyolite

• composed of basalt and gabbro

• composed of rocks with low density

Which make up continental crust?

• basalt and gabbro

• granite and rhyolite

• limestone and sandstone

• granite and basalt