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Chapter 5: Earth and Its Moon
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1. The slowly increasing distance between South America and Africa is due to ____.
2. Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park in the United States acquires its energy from a _____.
3. Layered _____ exposed by erosion can be seen when looking at the Grand Canyon in the United States.
4. Australia is composed of relatively old and thick ____ .
5. The extremely deep ocean Marianas Trench is a result of ____ .
6. _____ found in the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe is composed of dense and relatively young rock.
7. The earthquakes that occur in Southern California generally occur above a ____ .
1.) seafloor spreading
2.) a hot spot
3.) sedimentary rock
4.) continental crust
5.) subduction
6.) Seafloor crust
7.) fault
Earth's magnetic field is the result of our planet's large, permanently magnetized iron core.
-False
The deepest that geologists have drilled into Earth is about the same as
-the altitude most commercial jet airplanes fly.
If Earth had no Moon, then tides would
occur with the same frequency, but would not be as strong
Which of the following layers of the earth is unique among the terrestrial planets?
-hydrosphere