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Geocentrism and Earth Facts Quiz

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What is the theory that the universe originated from a cataclysmic explosion of a small, dense volume of matter?

Heliocentrism

Continental Drift Theory

Geocentrism

Big Bang Theory (correct)

What is the approximate age of the Earth, according to the information provided in the text?

10-20 billion years old

4.6 million years old

4.6 billion years old (correct)

29.8 km/s

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart?

Gondwana

Pangaea (correct)

Laurasia

Lithosphere

What is the mean distance of the Earth from the Sun, according to the text?

149.6 x 10 km Signup and view all the answers

Which theory states that the Earth is at the center of the universe, and all other objects in space move around it?

Geocentrism Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main divisions of the Earth's interior based on mechanical properties, according to the text?

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of the Earth's core?

Iron and nickel Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed when all of Earth's continents were joined together?

Pangea Signup and view all the answers

What is the main mechanism by which heat is transferred in the Earth's mantle?

Convection Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered evidence for continental drift?

Similarities in the rock and sediment formations across continents Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way that heat is transferred through a solid material?

Conduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the scientist who first identified and named the supercontinent Pangea?

Alfred Wegener Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism that propels the movement of tectonic plates?

Convection currents in the mantle Signup and view all the answers

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

A continuous mountain chain on the ocean floor where new crust is formed Signup and view all the answers

What is the seafloor spreading hypothesis proposed by Harry H. Hess?

New oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as plates move apart Signup and view all the answers

What is the lithosphere?

The cold, brittle outer shell of the Earth Signup and view all the answers

What is the asthenosphere?

The weak, plastic layer of the upper mantle Signup and view all the answers

What is a convergent boundary?

A boundary where two tectonic plates collide or one is subducted under the other Signup and view all the answers