Geology: Plate Tectonics and False Question

Question 1 | |

| | Correct. | | |
Movements and interactions in the lithosphere and the internal Earth processes that drive them are referred to as the _____ cycle. | hydrologic |

| metamorphic |

| tectonic |

| rock | Question 2 | |

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The model that describes the movement of water through the reservoirs of the Earth System is called the _____ cycle. | rock |

| hydrologic |

| metamorphic |

| tectonic | Question 3 | |

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The formation of Earth and other planetary bodies through the processes of condensation and accretion was essentially complete _____ years ago. | 45.6 billion |

| 456 million |

| 4.56 million |

| 4.56 billion | Question 4 | |

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The cloud of gas and dust from which the moons and planets of our solar system eventually formed is called the _____. | nuclear cloud. |

| accretionary nebula. |

| condensation cloud. |

| solar nebula. | Question 5 | |

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The term planetary differentiation refers to the process in which _____. | the planets of our solar system condensed and accreted |

| Earth originated |

| lithospheric plates move around on the underlying asthenosphere in the terrestrial planets |

| Earth separated into concentric layers or zones that differ in composition. |

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Question 6 | |

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Which of the inner planets has an atmosphere containing mostly carbon dioxide and has an average surface temperature of 480° Celsius? | Mercury |

| Venus |

| Mars |

| Earth | Question 7 | |

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Which of the inner planets has a regolith that is largely the product of weathering? | Earth |

| Mercury |

| Venus |

| Mars | Question 8 | |

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The "plates" in Earth's plate