Unit 3 integrated Sci Earth

Tectonic plates may move because of convection currents that occur in the mantle. What is a convection current?

• the transfer of heat by direct contact

• the transfer of heat by the movement of a liquid or gas

• the transfer of heat through a solid, such as the Earth’s crust

• the transfer of heat from a region of lower temperature to a region of higher temperature

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Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates due to the convection currents within it?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

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When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting?

• Hydrosphere and geosphere

• Geosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and geosphere

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What is the cryosphere?

• Land

• Air

• Ice

• Life

The composition of the atmosphere is:

• 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% all other gases

• 78% Oxygen, 21% Carbon Dioxide, 1% Nitrogen

• 60% Nitrogen, 20% Oxygen, 10% Carbon Dioxide, 10% all other gases

• 75% Oxygen, 15% Nitrogen, 9% Carbon Dioxide, 1% all other gases

The continental crust of the South American plate has buckled under the compressional strain of converging with the Nasca and Antarctic plates has resulted in The Andes mountain range along the western edge of the South American continent. There are many volcanoes, the result of melting of the subducting slab and the production of new material that has risen through the crust to the surface. This process is known as

• Subjective

• Subduction

• Subventing

• Lithosphere

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When a water source(Hydrosphere) is eliminated in an area, what other sphere is most impacted?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• no other sphere is affected

• atmosphere

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What type of volcanic eruption happens when magma explodes into the air?

• Lava Flow

• Lahar

• Tsunamic

• Pyroclastic

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Approximately how many lithospheric plates are there?

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 24

In the ocean, divergent plate boundaries are most often associated with which seafloor feature?

 

• Continental Rises

• abysssal plains

• mid-ocean ridges

• trenches