EAPS 106 QUIZ 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT.
How did the Earth obtain the heat in its interior? Answer - From accretion and
radioactive decay
What is differentiation? Answer - The separation of metals and rocks because
of density differences within a melted planet interior.
if the inner core is hotter than the outer core, why is only the outer core a
liquid? Answer - Because the inner core is at higher pressure than the outer
core.
What is the cold, strong crust plus the outer, strong part of the mantle called?
Answer - lithosphere
What is warm, weak layer of mantle beneath the rigid plates called? Answer -
Asthenosphere
Which of the following are evidence that the continents have drifted over
time? Answer - The coastlines of the Americas line up with those of Europe
and Africa like pieces of a puzzle
b. Identical volcanic rocks appear on both sides of the Atlantic
c. Fossils of non-swimmers are found on both sides of modern oceans
d. All the above
CORRECT.
How did the Earth obtain the heat in its interior? Answer - From accretion and
radioactive decay
What is differentiation? Answer - The separation of metals and rocks because
of density differences within a melted planet interior.
if the inner core is hotter than the outer core, why is only the outer core a
liquid? Answer - Because the inner core is at higher pressure than the outer
core.
What is the cold, strong crust plus the outer, strong part of the mantle called?
Answer - lithosphere
What is warm, weak layer of mantle beneath the rigid plates called? Answer -
Asthenosphere
Which of the following are evidence that the continents have drifted over
time? Answer - The coastlines of the Americas line up with those of Europe
and Africa like pieces of a puzzle
b. Identical volcanic rocks appear on both sides of the Atlantic
c. Fossils of non-swimmers are found on both sides of modern oceans
d. All the above
