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Science Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
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1.

In 1960 scientists suggested that____________________

a)

Seafloor spreading continuously destroys material new material to the floor of the ocean

b)

Seafloor spreading continuously removes old material new material to the floor of the ocean

c)

Seafloor spreading continuously adds new material new material to the floor of the ocean

2.

There are long strings of mountain ridges under the ocean called_____________

a)

Sub Oceanic Ridges

b)

Mid-Oceanic Ridges

c)

Oceanic Ridges

d)

Mid-Oceanic Ranges

3.

Wegener in his theory of continental drift named his supercontinent ___________which means _____________

a)

...Wegener which means "Many Continents"

b)

...Wegener which means "The World'

c)

...Pangaea which means "All lands"

d)

...Wegener which means nothing

4.

wegener realized that fossils of the same animals were found on______________ they could not have easily crossed the ocean.

a)

Diffferent States

b)

Different Planets

c)

In the exact same spot

d)

On different continents

5.

The Earth's inner core is in the ______________ state of matter

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Plasma

d)

Gas

6.

The Earth's Outer core is in the ______________ state of matter

a)

Plasma

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

7.

The Earth's Mantle is in the ______________ state of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

8.

The Earth's Crust is in the ______________ state of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Plasma

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

9.

Which one of these support Wegener's Theory?

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Mountain ranges

c)

Magma

d)

Gas

10.

Which one of these support Wegener's Theory?

a)

Colliding boundaries

b)

Fossils

c)

Tectonic Plates

11.

Which one of these support Wegener's Theory?

a)

Underwater volcanoes

b)

Convergent boundaries

c)

Climate Change

d)

Molecules

12.

Spreading Boundaries are also called_____________Boundaries

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

13.

Colliding Boundaries are also called_____________Boundaries

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

14.

Sliding Boundaries are also called_____________Boundaries

a)

Tectonic

b)

Transform

c)

Transfer

15.

What is Subduction

a)

New crust is constantly made whenever the seafloor spreads which is why the earth gets BIGGER

b)

The sea floor keeps spreading to make new crust, this creates deep canyons where old crust is destroyed in the mantle... Basically recycling

c)

The sea floor keeps closing up to destroy crust, this is what the theory of the earth will die is all about.

d)

The sea floor keeps spreading to make new crust.

That's it.

Earth Grows.

It

Will

Be

Bigger

Than

The

Sun

16.

What is the Asthenosphere made of

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Oobleck

d)

Tar

17.

What Describes the Asthenosphere best

a)

Abrasive; Solid

b)

Smooth, Solid

c)

Tar-Like

d)

Oobleck

18.

What is the Lithosphere made of

a)

Granite

b)

Tar

c)

Basalt

d)

Obsidian

19.

What describes the Lithosphere best?

a)

Tar-Like

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid/Rock

d)

Oobleck