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3º de ESO Biología y Geología Quiz on The structure of the earth, created by HELENA DURBAN BATLLORI on 21/04/2018.

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The structure of the earth

Question 1 of 54

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-Wegener suggested that the boundaries of the continents seemed to fit together. In which case is it most evident?

Select one of the following:

  • Between Africa and North America.

  • Between America and South of Africa.

  • Between Africa and South America

Explanation

Question 2 of 54

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Where have fossil organisms, which are identical and lived more than 100 million years ago, been discovered?

Select one of the following:

  • In different countries.

  • In the Atlantic ocean.

  • On different landmasses that today are separated by thousands of kilometers of open ocean.

Explanation

Question 3 of 54

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What phenomenon transports the geothermal energy from the Earth's core to the surface?

Select one of the following:

  • Core convection

  • The mantle

  • Convective flow.

Explanation

Question 4 of 54

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Why are the materials of the deeper layers of the mantle descending?

Select one of the following:

  • Because they are hot and therefore are less dense than the materials that are above them.

  • Because they are cold and are more dense than the materials above them

  • Because they are hot and more dense than the materials that have below them.

Explanation

Question 5 of 54

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What is the energy that is stored under the earth's surface called?

Select one of the following:

  • Geothermal gradient

  • Geothermal energy

  • Both a and b are correct

Explanation

Question 6 of 54

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What is the internal substance that is coming out of the volcanoe called?

Select one of the following:

  • Crystal rocks

  • Magma

  • Lava

Explanation

Question 7 of 54

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What is lava made of?

Select one of the following:

  • Crystals, bubbles and volcanic glass

  • Crystal rocks and volcanic glass

  • Magma

Explanation

Question 8 of 54

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What happens in divergent boundaries?

Select one of the following:

  • New lithosphere is formed

  • New asthenosphere is formed

  • Lithosphere is neither produced nor destroyed

Explanation

Question 9 of 54

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What does the flow from the asthenosphere, in a transform boundary, do?

Select one of the following:

  • It destroys some lithosphere

  • It pushes the plates in opposites directions

  • It destroys some asthenosphere

Explanation

Question 10 of 54

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Is there a natural magnetic field which goes through the earth?

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • False

  • Neither a nor b are correct

Explanation

Question 11 of 54

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How long does a tectonic plate move in one year?

Select one of the following:

  • 1 - 20 cm

  • 2 -40 cm

  • 1-18 cm

Explanation

Question 12 of 54

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The study of seismic waves has revealed that there is an existence of five concentric layers, which order is correct?

Select one of the following:

  • Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core.

  • Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner core, medium core.

  • Lithosphere, mesosphere, asthenosphere, medium core, outer core.

Explanation

Question 13 of 54

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Why do mechanical properties of rocks change with depth?

Select one of the following:

  • Because of temperature and heat

  • Because of temperature and pressure

  • All of the above are correct

Explanation

Question 14 of 54

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What type of boundary is non-existent?

Select one of the following:

  • Divergent boundary

  • Transform fault boundary

  • Convert boundary

Explanation

Question 15 of 54

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When was San Andreas fault formed?

Select one of the following:

  • 15 Million years ago

  • 3O Million years ago

  • 5 Million yeas ago

Explanation

Question 16 of 54

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How many tectonic plates are there in the earth’s lithosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • 15

  • 16

  • 7

Explanation

Question 17 of 54

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What is the name of the tectonic plate that surrounds the continent of Africa?

Select one of the following:

  • Antarctic plate

  • Scotia plate

  • African plate

Explanation

Question 18 of 54

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Which boundary produces volcanoes?

Select one of the following:

  • Continental-Oceanic

  • Oceanic-Oceanic

  • Continental-Continental

Explanation

Question 19 of 54

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Why does the temperature increase in the sunken plate?

Select one of the following:

  • Because of the pressure and friction

  • Pressure

  • Friction

Explanation

Question 20 of 54

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What is the function of the Earth's magnetic field?

Select one of the following:

  • Protects the Earth from solar wind and cosmic rays.

  • It orientates you to the magnetic South Pole and the geographic North Pole.

  • Provides movement for the Earth.

Explanation

Question 21 of 54

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The tectonic plates move slowly. In one year the tectonic plates move between 10 and 24 centimeters. True or False?

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • No, tectonic plates move quickly, within a year, they move between 10 and 24 centimeters

  • No. Tectonic plates move slowly, in one year, they move between 1 and 18 centimeters.

Explanation

Question 22 of 54

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Where is the lithosphere located?

Select one of the following:

  • At the top of the Geosphere

  • Between the Asthenosphere and the mesosphere

  • Between the Outer Core and the Mesosphere

Explanation

Question 23 of 54

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How many degrees is the inner core?

Select one of the following:

  • 7000 C

  • 5400 C

  • 5800 C

Explanation

Question 24 of 54

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How did we find out about the composition of the geosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • By studying data from seismic waves

  • By gathering information from the past

  • By analyzing samples obtained from drills

Explanation

Question 25 of 54

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How many kms do we have to drill to get into the Earth?

Select one of the following:

  • 10-20 km

  • 30-50 km

  • 75-100 km

Explanation

Question 26 of 54

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The earth's magnetic field protects the earth from what?

Select one of the following:

  • Solar wind and radiation

  • Solar wind and cosmic rays

  • Solar wind, cosmic rays and radiation

Explanation

Question 27 of 54

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What is the lithosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • It is a layer formed by approximately fifteen independent pieces

  • It is a continuous layer

  • It is a continuous layer formed by tectonic plates

Explanation

Question 28 of 54

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Which of the 3 convergent boundaries has a subduction zone?

Select one of the following:

  • Continental-Continental

  • Continental-Oceanic

  • Oceanic-Oceanic

Explanation

Question 29 of 54

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What produces the Continental-Continental when plates become deformed?

Select one of the following:

  • Mountains are formed

  • A chain of volcanic islands are formed

  • Mountain systems coasts and volcanoes are formed

Explanation

Question 30 of 54

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What are volcanoes?

Select one of the following:

  • An example of direct methods

  • An example of indirect methods

  • A type of energy

Explanation

Question 31 of 54

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What is the energy that is stored under the earth’s surface called?

Select one of the following:

  • Earthquakes

  • Geothermal energy

  • Volcanic eruptions

Explanation

Question 32 of 54

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What is the core composed of?

Select one of the following:

  • Nickel

  • Nickel and iron

  • Iron and magnesium

Explanation

Question 33 of 54

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What is the deepest and thickest layer in the geosphere?

Select one of the following:

  • -Core

  • -Crust

  • -Mantle

Explanation

Question 34 of 54

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What generates the Earth's magnetic field?

Select one of the following:

  • The motion of the liquid outer core around the solid inner core

  • -The motion of the solid inner core around the liquid outer core

  • The motion of the solid inner core

Explanation

Question 35 of 54

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What is the cause of Convection Movements?

Select one of the following:

  • The difference between temperature in the lithosphere and the core

  • The fact that the lithosphere and the core have the same temperature

  • - None of the above is correct

Explanation

Question 36 of 54

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What is produced in the Oceanic-Continental Convergent plate?

Select one of the following:

  • subduction zon

  • oceanic zone

  • volcanic zone

Explanation

Question 37 of 54

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What are the results of the convergence of two continental margins?

Select one of the following:

  • The formation of high mountain ranges

  • Oceanic formation

  • Convergent boundaries

Explanation

Question 38 of 54

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What is the increase in temperature with depth called?

Select one of the following:

  • Geothermal energy

  • Geothermal gradient

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 39 of 54

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What is one example of the indirect method?

Select one of the following:

  • Volcanos

  • Seismic waves

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 40 of 54

1

What evidence states that the south part of the continent was formed by glaciers?

Select one of the following:

  • Geological evidence

  • Paleoclimatological evidence

  • Paleontological evidence

Explanation

Question 41 of 54

1

What is also known as the lower mantle?

Select one of the following:

  • Mesosphere

  • Inner core

  • Lithosphere

Explanation

Question 42 of 54

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What is the geosphere made of?

Select one of the following:

  • Different layers with the same material.

  • Different layers with different material.

  • Both a and b are correct

Explanation

Question 43 of 54

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What is the layer of the outer core composed of?

Select one of the following:

  • Liquid

  • Semiliquid

  • Both a and b are correct

Explanation

Question 44 of 54

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What is the crust?

Select one of the following:

  • The earth's inner and outer rocky layer

  • The earth's thickest layer

  • The only layer in the earth

Explanation

Question 45 of 54

1

How are seismic waves produced?

Select one of the following:

  • earthquakes

  • volcanic eruptions

  • wind

Explanation

Question 46 of 54

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What does the speed of seismic waves depend on?

Select one of the following:

  • The properties of the materials they pass through

  • The velocity

  • The weather

Explanation

Question 47 of 54

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What causes convection?

Select one of the following:

  • The hot temperature of the lithosphere

  • The difference in temperatures between the lithosphere and the outer core

  • The difference in temperatures between the materials in a layer.

Explanation

Question 48 of 54

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How is the earth’s magnetic field formed?

Select one of the following:

  • The motion of the liquid core around the solid inner core

  • The motion of the liquid outer core aro un the solid inner core

  • The motion of the liquid outer core inside the solid inner core

Explanation

Question 49 of 54

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How many times has the earth’s magnetic field changed over the last 4.5 million years?

Select one of the following:

  • 30 times

  • 20 times

  • 10 times

Explanation

Question 50 of 54

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What generates the earth’s magnetic field?

Select one of the following:

  • The motion of the liquid outer core around the solid inner core

  • The liquid outer core

  • The solid inner core

Explanation

Question 51 of 54

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Which are the types of tectonic plates?

Select one of the following:

  • Horizontal and vertical

  • Hydraulic and horizontal

  • Vertical and hydraulic

Explanation

Question 52 of 54

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How does the material in the lithosphere move?

Select one of the following:

  • It flows slowly

  • It flows quickly

  • There is no movement and no flow

Explanation

Question 53 of 54

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How fast do the tectonic plates travel?

Select one of the following:

  • 1cm/year

  • 1m/year

  • 1cm/month

Explanation

Question 54 of 54

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In convergent boundaries, what happens to the tectonic plate that is forced under the less dense plate?

Select one of the following:

  • It evaporates

  • It melts

  • It stays at the same

Explanation

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