Answer the following questions.

All answers on the identification section should be

CAPITALIZED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Refers to the structure of the Earth and the processes that happen on it.
a. Tectonic Plate Theory
b. Earthquakes
c. Tectonic
d. Lithosphere

2. Outer and inner core are both located in the deepest zone of the earth where the
temperature for both zones are extremely high. Why does the inner core’s metals or
composition exist in solid state while elements in the outer core are in liquid vicious
state?
a. Inner core is exposed to an extremely high temperature and low pressure while
the outer core is exposed with extremely high temperature and high pressure.
b. Inner core is exposed to an extremely high temperature and high pressure
while the outer core is exposed with extremely high temperature and low
pressure.
c. The inner core’s metals are too hard to melt
d. None of the above.

3. The following are major plates except

a. Eurasian Plate
b. South American Plate
c. Antarctic Plate
d. Nazca Plate

4. Which is the abundant element in the core?

a. Iron
b. Magnesium
c. Oxygen
d. Nitrogen

IDENTIFICATION

5. ______ happens when two tectonic plates move towards each other as a result of
density differences. SUBDUCTION

6. _____________ is an area of geology that examines the materials composing earth and
seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface.
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

7. _____________ proposed that all the continental landmasses had once formed a single
supercontinent. ALFRED WEGENER
8. _____________ proposed that the seafloor spreads outward due to the formation of the
new seafloor at the ridge. HARRY HESS

9. The force offered by _____________ is the widely accepted explanation on plate

tectonics theory wherein it creates shear stresses at the bottom of the plates.
CONVECTION CURRENTS

10. ____________ sketched the continents showing how they could fit together like a jigsaw
puzzle. ANTONIO SNIDER-PELLEGRINI