Joy of Science #39 & #40

1) This is the upper layer of the earth's crust that includes the top part of the mantle, and it is relatively cold and brittle. It is a strong rock layer that is 50-100 KM thick. a) lithosphere b) techtonosphere c) asthenosphere d) atmosphere

2) The layer underneath the answer in problem one is a hot, relatively soft band of material that extends into the deep mantle. a) lithosphere b) techtonosphere c) asthenosphere d) atmosphere

3) These are relatively light masses of rocks and minerals that float like rafts on the upper layer of the earth's crust. a) plate boundaries b) continents c) ocean ridges d) mountains

4) This type of rock boundary is one where two plates are moving toward one another. a) convergent b) transform c) divergent d) shift

5) This type of rock boundary is one where two plates are moving apart, as in the Mid-Atlantic ridge. a) convergent b) transform c) divergent d) shift

6) What is the name for one plate going under another and being thrust into the hot mantle of the earth? a) ocean rift b) subduction zone c) volcano d) plume boundary

7) The San Andreas fault in California is an example of a transform boundary. a) True b) False 8) When a continental plate hits another kind of plate, the continental plate rides on top because it is lighter. a) True b) False 9) What is the force or forces that drive(s) plate tectonics? a) mantle convection and gravity c) tides

b) gravity alone d) mantle convection alone

10) The Earth's store of water is essentially unchanging - the same molecules are used over and over. a) True b) False 11) What feature of the earth holds the most accessible water? a) oceans c) the atmosphere

b) the earth's mantle d) glaciers

12) Water constantly moves from one reservoir on earth to another. This dynamic action is called: a) The hydrological cycle b) The Water Table c) The Aquifer d) The distillation process

13) This is the name for a vast underground deposit or field of fresh water being purified by percolating through the earth's rock and minerals. a) underground sea b) tidal pool c) mantle irrigation zone d) aquifer