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Earth Science Exam Review Questions And Answers



seismic lwaves l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lVibrations lthat ltravel lthrough lEarth lcarrying lthe lenergy
lreleased lduring lan learthquake.

crust l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe louter llayer lof lthe lEarth

mantle l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe llayer lof lhot, lsolid lmaterial lbetween lEarth's lcrust land lcore

lithosphere l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lsolid, louter llayer lof lthe learth lthat lconsists lof lthe lcrust land
lthe lrigid lupper lpart lof lthe lmantle

asthenosphere l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lsoft llayer lof lthe lmantle lon lwhich lthe llithosphere lfloats

basalt l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lrock lthat lmakes lup lmuch lof lthe locean lfloor

granite l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lusually llight-colored lrock lthat lis lfound lin lcontinental lcrust

outer lcore l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la llayer lof lmolten liron land lnickel lthat lsurrounds lthe linner lcore
lof lEarth

inner lcore l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ldense lsphere lof lsolid liron land lnickel lat lthe lcenter lof lEarth

radiation l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe ltransfer lof lenergy lthrough lspace

conduction l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe ldirect ltransfer lof lheat lfrom lone lsubstance lto lanother
lsubstance lthat lit lis ltouching

convection l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe ltransfer lof lheat lby lthe lmovement lof la lfluid

density l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lamount lof lmatter lin la lgiven lspace

convection lcurrent l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lmovement lof la lfluid, lcaused lby ldifferences lin
ltemperature, lthat ltransfers lheat lfrom lone lpart lof lthe lfluid lto lanother

continental ldrift l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lhypothesis lthat lstates lthat lthe lcontinents lonce lformed
la lsingle llandmass, lbroke lup, land ldrifted lto ltheir lpresent llocations

Pangaea l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- llarge, lancient llandmass lthat lwas lcomposed lof lall lthe lcontinents
ljoined ltogether




Earth lScience lExam lReview lQuestions lAnd lAnswers

, fossil l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lremains l(or lan limpression) lof la lplant lor lanimal lthat lexisted lin la
lpast lgeological lage land lthat lhas lbeen lexcavated lfrom lthe lsoil

mid-ocean lridge l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lAn lunderwater lmoutain lchain lwhere lnew locean lfloor lis
lformed

sonar l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ldevice lthat ldetermines lthe ldistance lof lan lobject lunder lwater lby
lrecording lechoes lof lsound lwaves

sea-floor lspreading l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lprocess lby lwhich lmolten lmaterial ladds lnew loceanic
lcrust lto lthe locean lfloor

deep-ocean ltrench l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ldeep lvalley lalong lthe locean lfloor lbeneath lwhich
loceanic lcrust lslowly lsinks ltoward lthe lmantle

subduction l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe lprocess lby lwhich loceanic lcrust lsinks lbeneath la ldeep-ocean
ltrench land lback linto lthe lmantle lat la lconvergent lplate lboundary

plate l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lsection lof lthe llithosphere lthat lslowly lmoves lover lthe
lasthenosphere, lcarrying lpieces lof lcontinental land loceanic lcrust

plate ltectonics l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe ltheory lthat lpieces lof lEarth's llithosphere lare lin lconstant
lmotion, ldriven lby lconvection lcurrents lin lthe lmantle

fault l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lcrack lin lthe learth's lcrust

divergent lplate lboundary l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lboundary lwhere lplates lare lspreading lapart

rift lvalley l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ldeep lvalley lthat lforms lwhere ltwo lplates lmove lapart

convergent lboundary l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lplate lboundary lwhere ltwo lplates lmove ltward leach
lother

transform lboundary l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lboundary lwhere ltwo lplates lslide lpast leach lother

stress l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la lforce lthat lacts lon lrock lto lchange lits lshape lor lvolume

tension l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lstress lthat lstretches lrock lso lthat lit lbecomes lthinner lin lthe lmiddle

compression l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lthe ltype lof lstress lthat loccurs lwhen lan lobject lis lsqueezed

shearing l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- lstress lthat lpushes la lmass lof lrock lin lopposite ldirections

normal lfault l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ltype lof lfault lwhere lthe lhanging lwall lslides ldownward;
lcaused lby ltension lin lthe lcrust

reverse lfault l- lCorrect l lAnswer l- la ltype lof lfault lwhere lthe lhanging lwall lslides lupward; lcaused
lby lcompression lin lthe lcrust

Earth lScience lExam lReview lQuestions lAnd lAnswers

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