Earth Science Fundamentals

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What is the definition of density?

  • The measure of how fast an object moves in a given direction
  • The measure of how tightly atoms/particles are packed together in a single space (correct)
  • The measure of the amount of matter in an object
  • The measure of the force acting on an object due to gravity

What causes convection currents?

  • Cold air rising and pushing down hot air
  • The rotation of the Earth
  • Hot air rising and pushing down cold air (correct)
  • The movement of tectonic plates

Where do divergent boundaries occur?

  • Where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
  • Where tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another in opposite directions
  • Where tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  • Where tectonic plates are moving apart from each other (correct)

What happens at convergent boundaries?

<p>Crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Mid Oceanic Ridge?

<p>The longest mountain range on Earth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of oceanic crust?

<p>Basalt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the Earth is solid, cold, and brittle?

<p>Lithosphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes hot air to rise and cold air to sink?

<p>Convection currents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary heat source for Earth's interior?

<p>Radioactive decay in the core (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of rock makes up the continental crust?

<p>Granite (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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