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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.CrustMantleCoreLithosphere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure.TrueFalse - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe core is made mostly of what two metals?Copper and GoldSilicon and SulfurIron and NickelBarium and Silver
- 4. Multiple Choice_____________ is the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exertedPressureTemperatureViscosityVolume
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer core
- 6. Multiple Choice
This layer is the most dense in comparison to the other layers.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is a physical classification of the outer core (hint: state of matter)?
gas
solid
liquid
plasma
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which reason below best describes why the inner core is a solid?
Gravitational pull
Iron and Nickel becomes a solid when heated
Its under great pressure
Its just the way it was made
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA _____________ is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.Theory of Plate Tectonicsscientific theorysubduction
- 10. Multiple Choice
Geologists and Seismologist study _______________ and __________________ to determine what's happening inside of Earth?
oceans and land
people and plants
rocks and seismic waves
- 11. Multiple Choice
The thinnest and outermost layer of Earth is called...
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
- 12. Multiple Choice
A combination of Earth's rotation and the outer core rotating around the inner core, a force field is created. This called the ________________ effect.
dynamo
pangaea
continental drift
winter solstice
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes produce...Volcanic eruptionsSeismic WavesLongitudinal WavesVisible Light
- 14. Multiple Choice
Convection currents occurs in which of Earth's layers?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is responsible for Earth's crust moving?
Convection Currents
Dynamo Effect
Great Pressure
Gravitational pull from the Sun
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