Unit 3 Inside The Earth Test M

Unit 3 Inside The Earth Test M

25 Qs

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Unit 3 Inside The Earth Test M

Unit 3 Inside The Earth Test M

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

The Mesosaurus, a small freshwater reptile, lived 260 million years ago and is now extinct. Fossils of this reptile have been found in both South America and Southern Africa. Which of the following statements best explains why the fossils were found on both continents?
At one time, the continents were joined together
The reptile swam across the Atlantic Ocean
People brought the reptile to South America

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Name the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least dense.
CRUST, INNER CORE, OUTER CORE, MANTLE
INNER CORE, OUTER CORE, MANTLE, CRUST
OUTER CORE, INNER CORE, MANTLE, CRUST

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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Which statement best explains convection currents
A rising of more dense material and sinking of less dense material
A rising of less dense material and a sinking of more dense material
Solids of different densities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Hot, less dense material below the Earth’s crust rises toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridges.
Sea-Floor Spreading
Contintital Drift
Convergent Plate Boundary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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Name this BOUNDARY. This boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide with one another.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

At a transform plate boundary what type of stress should I expect to see?
Shearing
Tension
Compression

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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The motion within the mantle which cause continental drift to occur.
Convection Currents
Sea Floor Spreading
Shearing

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