Test: Composition and Structures of the Earth
Category: Trivia
Description: This excersice describes where and what the earth is divided up into what it is.
Keywords: physical layers of the earth, crust, mantle, lithosphere, athenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core, tectonic plates, plate tectonics
What is the layer of earth where life is possible?
crust
mantle
core
Mid-Ocean are associated with which type of boundary?
transform
lithosphere
divergent
convergent
Based on composition, what is the outermost layer of the earth?
core
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
What do scientist measure the rate at which tectonic plates move?
compass
using a GPS
stopwatch
digital camera
What are the three possible causes of tectonic plate motions?
slab pull
ridge push
faulting
convection
WHat are the two types of crust that make up the lithosphere?
continental crust
baby crust
crust
oceanic crust
What is the solid dense center of the Earth called?
inner core
outer core
core
crust
What is the part of the earth thats liquid?
mantle
outer core
crust
What type od device has allowed scientists to learn more about the inside of the earth?
telescopes
pangaea
thicker
seismographs
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