Plate Tectonics and Iron Catastrophe Quiz

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What is the process of layering earth’s material according to density called?

  • Continental drift
  • Seafloor spreading
  • Magnetic reversal
  • Planetary differentiation (correct)

What resulted in the separation of Earth’s interior into layers with distinct composition and structure?

  • Plate Tectonic
  • Continental drift
  • Seafloor spreading
  • The Iron Catastrophe (correct)

What unifies the concepts of continental drift, seafloor spreading, and magnetic reversal?

  • Planetary differentiation
  • Crust
  • Plate Tectonic (correct)
  • The Iron Catastrophe

What is the thin outermost layer which underlies the continents called?

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What is the increase in Earth’s gravitational strength associated with?

<p>The Iron Catastrophe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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