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