Physical Science Geology Final Exam Practice

Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports a layered Earth?

• The Earth has a magnetic field.

• Seismic S-waves do not travel through Earth’s outer core.

• Earth’s average density is greater than the average density of the crust.

• There are mountains on Earth’s surface.

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Some seismic waves do not travel to the opposite side of Earth because _______.

• the Earth is too thick for waves to pass through

• the waves do not have enough energy to pass through

• the waves are absorbed by the outer core

• the core is too hot for waves to pass through

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The theory that proposed Pangaea was separated into smaller continents was _______.

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• subduction

• seafloor spreading

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Which list includes the mechanical layers of Earth?

• Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Corerr

• Crust, Mantle Core

The oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than the continental crust.

• True

• False

The study of Earth’s composition, structure, and history is called _______.

• seismology

• chemistry

• geology

• physics

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The deepest layers in Earth are _______.

• less dense and hotter

• more dense and colder

• more dense and hotter

• less dense and colder

What casues Earth's magnetic field?

• Convection Currents

• The spining of the outer core

• Iron in the crust

• Iron in the inner core

When we describe Earth's layers as chemical layers, what factor are we using to classify the layer?

• color

• behavior

• composition

• movement

Mid-ocean ridges are created at divergent boundaries due to a process called _______.

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• subduction

• seafloor spreading