Lithosphere Review

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Geography
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9th - 12th Grade
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Kristen Demaiter
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The crust (oceanic and continental) + upper mantle. What sphere am I?
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Potatochipsphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The lithosphere is always moving. When it moves, it creates energy. What kind of energy is this?
Lightbulb energy
Tidal energy
Sun energy
Geothermal energy
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How is the geothermal energy created? (There are two answers that are correct.)
Radioactive elements (uranium and thorium) in the crust/mantle give off energy as they decay.
Radioactive elements (uranium and thorium) in the crust/mantle give off energy as they change from one element to another.
Radio elements (AM/FM & Satellite radio) in the crust/mantle give off energy as they decay, or as they change from one element to another.
Active elements (I like to move it move it) in the crust/mantle give off energy as they decay, or as they change from one element to another.
Answer explanation
Two correct answers here! Blue and green:
Radioactive elements (uranium and thorium) in the crust/mantle give off energy as they decay, OR as they change from one element to another.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
True or False: Geothermal energy in the lithosphere leads to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
True
False
Cats
Dogs
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How many reasons did Alfred Wegener have as to why he thought all of the continents are always moving?
One and your done
Two and your through
Three and your free
Four and your out the door
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
One of Wegener's reasons stated that the continents, as they are today, look like they used to fit together like...
A crossword puzzle
Mahjong
Scrabble letters
A jigsaw puzzle
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In addition to his 'puzzle' reason, which of the following was NOT one of his other reasons?
The same types of rocks and mountains were on continents believed to be connected as part of Pangea.
Distribution of land/freshwater animals and plants.
If the continents were not previously part of one large land mass, how did these animals and plants end up oceans apart?
Data from the past shows that winds measured at such high speeds that they were strong enough to move continents.
Glaciation & climate data - evidence that during an ice age, glaciation left sediments and striations in the bedrock (similar to
tree rings)
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