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1) Beginning with the outermost layer, Earth's layers are in this order:

crust, magma, core
crust, mantle, core
core, mantle , crust
core, magma, crust
2) A type of mass movement is a

glacier
delta
mudslide
terminal moraine
3) All of the land joined together in a "supercontinent" was called

Pangea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Continental Drift
4) What is the outer layer of the crust?

the core
the crust
the mantle
the plates
5) What does it mean to say the Earth's plates "float"?

the plates become liquid rock, so they float
the plates float because they never sink
they float on the ocean
they float on the soft rock of the mantle, which has currents like water
6) If the center of the Earth is its hottest part, why is it solid?

because the core is made of metal
because rocks are solid
the hotter things are, the more solid they are
because of the great pressure at the center of the Earth
7) Which of the following can cause landforms to change?

Wind
Glaciers
Earthquakes
all of the above
8) How many plates make up the Earth's surface?

12
5
15
3
9) Name three types of volcanoes.
Answer:
10) Where do most volcanoes form?
Answer:
11) Name the three layers of the Earth.
Answer:
12) A type of mass movement that occurs slowly is called creep.
True False
13) Rivers deposit sediment in broad areas at their mouths, which are
called terminal moraines.
True False

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