Earth Science Trivia: MCQ Exam Quiz!

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1.

It is the outermost layer of the Earth where life exists.
- A.
  
  Mantle
- B.
  
  Outer Core
- C.
  
  Crust
- D.
  
  Inner Core
2.

It is a semisolid, rocky, and very hot layer and it is below the crust.
- A.
  
  Mantle
- B.
  
  Outer Core
- C.
  
  Crust
- D.
  
  Inner Core
3.

It is the only layer of the Earth that is liquid.
- A.
  
  Crust
- B.
  
  Mantle
- C.
  
  Outer Core
- D.
  
  Inner Core
4.

It began as one huge mass of land and which has seven separate continents.
- A.
  
  Panthalassa
- B.
  
  Permian
- C.
  
  Cretaceous
- D.
  
  Pangaea
5.

It pushes plates toward each other or pull them apart.
- A.
  
  Driving Forces
- B.
  
  Resisting Forces
- C.
  
  Drag Force
- D.
  
  Slab resistance
6.

It marks the boundary between the mantle and the outer core.
- A.
  
  Mohorovicic Discontinuity
- B.
  
  Lehman Discontinuity
- C.
  
  Gutenberg Discontinuity
- D.
  
  Lithosphere
7.

It help map and characterize the layers of the Earth.
- A.
  
  Seismic Waves
- B.
  
  Body Waves
- C.
  
  Surface Waves
- D.
  
  Love Waves
8.

The outer core is composed of _________
- A.
  
  Solid Iron
- B.
  
  Silica and Alumina
- C.
  
  Molten Nickel and iron
- D.
  
  Basaltic Rocks
9.

Who proposed an evidence to back up his continental drift theory ?
- A.
  
  Andrija Mohorovicic
- B.
  
  Alfred Wegener
- C.
  
  Edmund Halley
- D.
  
  John William Strutt
10.

It is a layer of the Earth that is responsible for generating the Earth's Magnetic Field.
- A.
  
  Crust
- B.
  
  Mantle
- C.
  
  Outer Core
- D.
  
  Inner Core
11.

Who proposed the seafloor spreading theory?
- A.
  
  Alfred Wegener
- B.
  
  Harry Hess
- C.
  
  Eduard Suess
- D.
  
  John Tuzo Wilson
12.

The Lithosphere is composed of many independent massive slabs of solid rocks called _________.
- A.
  
  Crust
- B.
  
  Continental crust
- C.
  
  Plates
- D.
  
  Oceanic crust
13.

Tectonic plates can move between _________ cm per year.
- A.
  
  1-5
- B.
  
  1-8
- C.
  
  1-10
- D.
  
  1-20
14.

A process wherein two plates that move away from each other that create a gap or a rift between them.
- A.
  
  Divergent Plate Boundary
- B.
  
  Convergent Plate Boundary
- C.
  
  Transform Plate Boundary
- D.
  
  Subduction
15.

It is a region of deformed rocks.
- A.
  
  Orogenic Belt
- B.
  
  Mid-Oceanic
- C.
  
  Seafloor
- D.
  
  Subduction Zone
16.

The process where two plates collide in which the denser plates goes beneath the less dense plate called _______.
- A.
  
  Convergence
- B.
  
  Subduction
- C.
  
  Transform
- D.
  
  Divergence
17.

The process where the plates slide against each other in opposite directions.
- A.
  
  Divergence
- B.
  
  Subduction
- C.
  
  Transform
- D.
  
  Convergence
18.

The process where two plate slide towards each other and form either a subduction zone or an orogenic belt.
- A.
  
  Divergence
- B.
  
  Subduction
- C.
  
  Transform
- D.
  
  Convergence
19.

What is produce when crust buckles up and rocks pile up ?
- A.
  
  Plateau
- B.
  
  Hills
- C.
  
  Volcanoes
- D.
  
  Mountain ranges
20.

This theory suggested that as the Earth cooled after its formation, its surface contracted and wrinkled.
- A.
  
  Continental Drift Theory
- B.
  
  Contraction Theory
- C.
  
  Plate tectonic Theory
- D.
  
  Seafloor spreading Theory
21.

It is a suspectible to and very much frequented by volcanism-related geologic activities.
- A.
  
  Bermuda Triangle
- B.
  
  Pacific Ring of fire
- C.
  
  Hawaii
- D.
  
  Pacific Ocean
22.

It is the convergent movement of tectonic plates whereby a denser plate is pushed beneath a lighter one.
- A.
  
  Orogenesis
- B.
  
  Subduction
- C.
  
  Earthquake
- D.
  
  Collision
23.

How many volcanoes that lies in the Pacific Ocean?
- A.
  
  458
- B.
  
  452
- C.
  
  432
- D.
  
  421
24.

It refers to the shaking of the Earth as a result of breaking or shifting of the rocks of the tectonic plates.
- A.
  
  Tsunami
- B.
  
  Volcanic Eruption
- C.
  
  Earthquake
- D.
  
  Collision
25.

This are cracks on the Earths crust.
- A.
  
  Dip slip
- B.
  
  Strike-slip
- C.
  
  Reverse
- D.
  
  Faults