Unit 3 Test: The Restless Earth

What is the scientists name that came up with the theory of continental drift?

• Bill Nye
• Albert Einstein
• Alfred Wegener

The process of gravity pulling high-density material toward the center of earth and low-density material being pushed toward the surface is called

• subduction
• differentiation
• restoration

What is the liquid layer of the Earth called?

• Mesosphere
• Inner Core
• Outer Core

What is the outermost layer of Earth, consisting of the Crust and Upper Mantle called?

• Lithosphere
• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere

What is the slowly moving Earth layer, which allows the tectonic plates to move?

• Core
• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere

What is the strong lower part of the mantle which surrounds Earth’s core layers?

• Lithosphere
• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere

Earth’s hottest layer is the _____________________.

• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Mantle

This tool is used to determine what each of Earth’s interior layers is made of:

• Telescope
• Carbon-14 Dating
• Seismograph

These types of waves are the fastest and can provide an early warning system when an earthquake happens.

• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

This is the name for what happens to waves as they bounce off of a surface, such as a boundary between rock layers within the Earth.

• Reflect
• Refract
• Frequency