INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH & PLATE TECTONICS

The Earth's Mantle is made up of?

• A solid layer of Iron and Nickel

• A molten (liquid) layer of of Iron and Nickel

• A solid layer of Granite and Basalt

• A solid/plastic layer of Peridotite that moves over time through the process of convection

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Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Sublimation

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The illustration shows a current of magma in the mantle of Earth.  The flow of magma directly applies force to which of these crustal features?

• mountain ranges
• tectonic plates
• oceans
• glaciers

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When a continental plate collides with a oceanic plate which plate is subducted (goes under)?

• continental

• oceanic

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What happens to a plate that is subducted (goes under)?

• it melts

• it freezes

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Geologists believe that millions of years ago all the continents were united and formed which supercontinent?

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

• Atlantis

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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