Geosphere Part 1 Review

Front

Climate change over time is evidence to support the theory of continental drift. Which example below supports this evidence?

Back

Antarctica drifted farther from the equator causing its climate to cool.

Front

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

At which type of boundary are mountains formed? Options: Convergent, Divergent, Subductive Zone, Transform

Back

Convergent

Front

At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur? Options: Transform, Convergent, Divergent, Subductive Zone

Back

Divergent

Front

The primary force responsible for plate tectonics is ___________ in the mantle.

Back

Convection

Front

A ________________ forms when the ground underneath the crust is softened or eroded, and then suddenly collapses.

Back

sinkhole

Front

How are new land forms on Earth made? Options: Slab pull and Ridge push, By movement of the inner core, By movement of the outer core

Back

Slab pull and Ridge push

Front

The most destructive type of wave is a

Back

Surface wave

Front

What is the area directly above the spot where the Earthquake actually occurs? (It is on Earth's surface.)

Back

Epicenter

Front

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

Back

crust