unit 5

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1 point

Name the process that uses thermal energy to cause CYCLES in liquids and gasses.

conduction

radiation

convection

transpiration

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The lithosphere is made up of two parts....

crust and inner core.

lower mantle and inner core.

crust and upper mantle.

outer core and mantle.

1 point

The Moho forms the boundary between which two layers of the Earth?

crust and mantle

mantle and atmosphere

crust and inner core

outer core and crust

1 point

Where does magma come from?

inner core

crust

mantle

outer core

1 point

The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain....

the movement of Earth's upper layers

gravitational forces on Earth

composition of the Earth's inner layers

layering of the Earth

1 point

Volcanoes are formed by the...

separation of convergent plates

separation of transform plates

collision of convergent plates

collision of divergent plates

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Scientists have been able to determine the composition of the Earth using....

lava tubes.

ocean patterns.

digging to the center of the Earth.

seismic waves.

1 point

The process of seafloor spreading occurs at what kind of plate boundary?

convergent

transform

all of the above

divergent

1 point

Continental mountain ranges are usually formed with...

tidal waves.

transform boundaries.

divergent boundaries.

convergent boundaries.

10.

1 point

What happens in a subduction zone?

One plate sinks beneath the other.

Both plates sink.

Nothing. It is just a place on the Earth.

Both plates move away from each other.

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