Long Quiz 2_Geosphere

Question 1

Study of the solid earth that includes the continental and oceanic crust as well as various layers of earth

Answer 1

Geosphere

Question 2

Geologic layers

Answer 2

Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core

Question 3

2 types of crust

Answer 3

Continental crust
Oceanic crust

Question 4

The rocky outermost and thinnest layer, made of solid rocks and minerals

Answer 4

Crust

Question 5

Types of crust

Answer 5

Continental crust
Oceanic crust

Question 6

Thicker but less dense crust, made mostly of granite

Answer 6

Continental crust

Question 7

Thinner but denser crust, made mostly of basalt

Answer 7

Oceanic crust

Question 8

Continental and oceanic crust = what elements?

Answer 8

Cont = SiAl Silicate and Aluminum
Ocea = SiMa Silicate and Magnesium

Question 9

Most abundant elements in the crust?

Answer 9

Oxygen
Silicon
Aluminum

Question 10

Middle layer of the earth,

Answer 10

Mantle

Question 11

Two divisions of mantle

Answer 11

Upper
Lower

Question 12

Mantle with lithosphere and asthenosphere, rigid and solid

Answer 12

Upper mantle

Question 13

Responsible of tectonic activity

Answer 13

Upper mantle

Question 14

Hotter and denser, much less ductile due to high pressure

Answer 14

Lower mantle

Question 15

Rocky sphere under the upper mantle

Answer 15

Lithosphere

Question 16

Dense and weak sphere of the upper mantle that causes tectonic movement

Answer 16

Asthenosphere

Question 17

Hot and dense center of the earth, believed to be mettalic

Answer 17

Core

Question 18

2 parts of the core

Answer 18

Inner and outer core

Question 19

Composed of liquid iron and nickel, low viscosity, malleable

Answer 19

Outer core

Question 20

Hot dense ball of solid iron and nickel, intense pressure and density

Answer 20

Inner core

Question 21

Layer boundaries

Answer 21

Mohorivic discontinuity
Repetti ~
Gutenberg ~
Lehmann ~

Question 22

Types of rocks

Answer 22

Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic

Question 23

Formed by years and years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard

Answer 23

Sedimentary

Question 24

Study of the layers of the earth

Answer 24

Strata

Question 25

Formed by volcanoes

Answer 25

Igneous

Question 26

2 types of igneous rocks

Answer 26

Intrusive or plutonic Extrusive or volcanic

Question 27

Formed by great heat and pressure. Often made from other types of rock combined.

Answer 27

Metamorphic rocks

Question 28

Naturally occuring inorganic solid materials with definitely chemical composition

Answer 28

Minerals

Question 29

Properties of minerals

Answer 29

Color Streak Hardness Cleavage Fracture Crystalline structure Crystal habit Luster Specific gravity Taste

Question 30

Process that deform the earth

Answer 30

Tectonics

Question 31

Plates that move around on top of asthenosphere

Answer 31

Tectonic plate

Question 32

1912 theory by alfred wegener that explained how continents shift position on earths surface

Answer 32

Continental drift

Question 33

Tectonic plate movements

Answer 33

Divergent Convergent Transform Continental-oceanic Oceanic-oceanic

Question 34

Seismic waves

Answer 34

P wave S wave R wave L wave

Question 35

Physical processes which create and modify landforms

Answer 35

Geomorphic processes

Question 36

Geomorphic processes

Answer 36

Exogenous/gradational processes Degradation ~ Aggradation ~ Endogenous ~ Diastrophic ~ Folding Faulting Epeirogenic ~ Volcanism