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Quiz by eimearkelly3, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by eimearkelly3
over 11 years ago
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Question 1
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Name the two categories of forces that shape the earth.
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Endogenic and exogenic
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Exogenic and endogenic
Question 2
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What are the two categories of crust?
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Oceanic and continental
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Passive and destructive
Question 3
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What is the composition of oceanic crust?
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SiAl
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SiMa
Question 4
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What is the composition of continental crust?
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SiAl
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SiMa
Question 5
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What is the rough temperature in the inner core?
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1000 degrees Celsius
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3000 degrees Celsius
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5000 degrees Celsius
Question 6
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From the outside in, what is the arrangement of the earth?
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Mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
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Crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
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Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
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Outer core, mantle, inner core, crust
Question 7
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In the case of a continental and an oceanic plate colliding, which plate will subduct underneath the other?
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Oceanic plate
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Continental plate
Question 8
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Where is the moho (mohorovicic discontinuity) located?
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Between the outer core and the mantle
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Between the crust and the mantle
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Between the inner core and the outer core
Question 9
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Where are the convection currents believed to occur?
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The asthenosphere
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The lithosphere
Question 10
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How thick is the continental crust?
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3-10km
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30-70km
Question 11
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How thick is the oceanic crust?
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3-10km
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30-70km
Question 12
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What is the lithosphere?
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The inner and outer core
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The solid part of the mantle and the crust
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The asthenosphere and the crust
Question 13
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What type of shape is the earth's crust?
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Sphere
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Flat
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Geoid
Question 14
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How old is the earth approximately?
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3.2 billion years
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4.6 billion years
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5.8 billion years
Question 15
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How far is the earth from the sun roughly?
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150 million km
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150 thousand km
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150 km
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