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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe transfer of energy through space is called...ConvectionRadiationSubductionConduction
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHoles drilled several kilometers into Earth's crust provide direct evidence about Earth's interior in the form ofLiquid ironVolcanic EruptionsSeismic wavesRock Samples
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's inner core isa layer of hot rocka dense ball of solid metala layer of molten metalpart of Earth's outer skin
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Energy moving from the pot to you hand representssubductionindirect evidenceheat transfermagnetic energy - 5. Multiple ChoiceMost geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused byEarth's magnetic fieldconductionearthquakesconvection currents in the mantle
- 6. Multiple ChoiceUsing data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of severaltrenchesridgescontinentslayers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago is calledWegenerPangaeaContinental CrustMichael
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHeat transfer within a fluid takes place byconductiondensityconvection currentsradiation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's mantle isa layer of molten metala layer of hot rocka dense ball of solid metalforms the Earth's crust
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat technology did scientists use to map the mid-ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean?submarinessatellitesdeep-sea divingsonar
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surfaceCrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantlecrust, outer core, inner core, mantlemantle, outer core, inner core, crust
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid willchange directioncontinue foreverspeed upeventually stop
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMost geologists rejected Wegener's idea of continental drift because Wegenerscared them with his ideasused different types of evidence to support his theorywas interested in Earth millions of years agocould not identify a force that could move the continents
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,the continents were once joined together in a single landmassEarth is slowly cooling shrinkingEarth's surface is made up of 7 major landmassesthe continents do not move
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's solid inner core is surrounded by the hot, molten metal of which layer?MantleOuter CoreCrustLithosphere
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe athenosphere is part of which layer?Inner coreOuter CoreMantleCrust
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?Outer coreMantleCrustInner core
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?AsthenosphereContinental CrustLithosphereOceanic Crust
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of indirect evidence helps describe the structure inside the Earth?Rock samplesAtmospheric dataSeismic wavesVolcanic activity
- 20. Multiple ChoiceCome tell Mrs. Pullin the code word Albus and I'll give you 5 extra credit points on your lowest quiz grade!AlbusWulfricBryanDumbledore
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