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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?LithosphereMantleAsthenosphere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe oceanic floor is made of?GraniteBasaltCookiesWater
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe continental floor is made up of?Flowers and grassBasaltGraniteCrust
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is?MantleLithosphereAthenosphereCrust
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe lithosphere combines what two layers?Athenosphere & CrustCrust & Upper MantelMantel & Athenosphere
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe asthenosphere makes up the?Upper portion of the mantelThe lower portion of the crustJust the Athenosphere
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?Pressure DecreasesPressure IncreasesNothing
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?DecreasesIncreases
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is solid Iron and NickelOuter CoreMantleInner CoreCrust
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crustAsthenosphereMesosphereLithosphereTransosphere
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is the thickest partcrustouter coremantleinner core
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crustcontinental and oceanicocean and upperlower and upperpizza and subway
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Identify layer #20.mantleasthenosphereinner coreouter core - 14. Multiple ChoiceScientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:VolcanoesSeismic WavesContinental DriftConvection Currents
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the earth is under the highest pressure?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 17. Multiple ChoiceLess dense materials rise to the top.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceOceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's Compositional layers?crust, core, mantlemantle, core, crustcrust, mantle, corecore, crust, mantle
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHeat transfer within a fluid takes place by...convection currentsradiationconductiondensity
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid willspeed up.change direction.eventually stop.continue at the same rate forever.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceUsing data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of severalcontinentslayersridgestrenches
- 24. Multiple ChoiceEarth's magnetic field results from movements in themantleouter coreinner corecrust
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA deep well or mine shaft goes through which layer or layers of Earth?crust onlymantle onlycrust and mantlemantle and core
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is LIQUID?upper mantlelower mantleouter coreinner core
- 27. Multiple ChoiceGeologists' main evidence about the structure of Earth's interior comes fromtemperature measurements in deep minesobservations of other planetsexploration of cavesrock samples and seismic waves
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?outer coreinner coreasthenospherelithosphere
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order of Earth's Physical/Mechanical Layers?lithosphere, mesosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner coreasthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, inner core, outer coremesosphere, lithosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner corelithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy have geologists not reached the mantle?It is too hot for humans to go there.It is too smelly for humans to go there.It doesn't have Wi-Fi so none of their instruments work.Scientists have not figured out how to time travel.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat does composition mean?An objects densityWhat color something isWhat something is made ofWhere something is located
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an example of a physical property?ColorRustState of matterDensity
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