Group 1

Physical Geodesy Reporting Quiz

STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH

1. It is made of several layers with different compositions and physical

properties, like temperature, density, and the ability to flow.
Two types of crust
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4. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along
these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock)
rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new
oceanic crust.
5. He was a German meteorologist, geophysicist and polar researcher. In
1915 he published "The Origin of Continents and Oceans", which
outlined his theory of Continental Drift.
6. It determines that the same types of fossils of plants and animals have
been found on different continents that are now separated by vast
oceans, suggesting that they were once connected. In what study it is
based?
7. We learn that the study of the Earth's magnetic field and the
magnetization of rocks shows that the positions of the continents have
changed over time. In what study it is based?
Three main types of fault
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ANS.
1. Earth
2. CONTINENTAL CRUST
3. OCEANIC CRUST
4. Divergent boundary
5. Alfred Wegener
6. Fossil Evidence
7. Paleomagnetic Evidence
8. NORMAL FAULT
9. REVERSE FAULT
10. STRIKE-SLIP FAULT