Geosphere Review -- BGCS

Which layer of Earth contains the asthenosphere (an area of hot melted rock that flows through solid rock)?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

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• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Which layer of the Earth is closest to the Earth's surface, is sometimes called the Lithosphere, and can be continental or oceanic?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

True or False: Oceanic Crust is less dense than Continental Crust.

• True

• False

______________ are the mechanisms that move large volumes of rocks and heat, in loops, within the mantle. (this is what move the plates across Earth)

• Lithosphere

• Seismic Waves

• Earthquakes

• Convection Cells

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Alfred Wegener first studied the concept of Plate Tectonics in 1912, and he proposed the idea that, millions of years ago, the continents were all together in one big "super continent" called ______________.

• Wegenerland

• Greenbelt

• Pangaea

• NorthAmericaEurAsiaAfricanland

Which of the following is not a piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics?

• Fossils and Rocks

• Rainfall and Snowfall

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Continents Shapes

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Which type of Plate Boundary do you see in this picture?

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

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Which type of Plate Boundary do you see in this picture?

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

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