Introducing Earth

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Which layer(s) is/are solid? (mark all that apply)

inner core

mantle

outer core

crust

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How is heat transferred by radiation?

Fluid movement

Rays

Touch

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What does "hydro" mean?

Air

Earth

Life

Water

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What is an example of geologists using direct evidence to learn about earth's interior?

Rock Samples

Seismic Waves

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What rock makes up continental crust? (use all lower case to fill in the blank)

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What rock makes up oceanic crust? (use all lower case to fill in the blank)

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What are the main layers of Earth in order, starting with the layer we stand on?

Crust, Mantle, Core

Core, Crust, Mantle

Core, Mantle, Crust

Crust, Core, Mantle

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Which convection currents cause Earth's magnetic field?

Crust

Outer Core

Mantle

Inner Core

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What is an example of geologists using indirect evidence to learn about earth's interior?

Rock Samples

Seismic Waves

10.

1 point

How is heat transferred in conduction?

Touch

Fluid movement

Rays

11.

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As you increase your depth into the Earth, what happens to your temperature?

Increases

Decreases

12.

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What is the strong and rigid layer of the crust and upper mantle called?

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

Asthenosphere

13.

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What is an example of constructive forces? (mark all that apply)

Island formation

Mountain formation

Weathering

Erosion

14.

1 point

How does heat transfer via convection?

Fluid movement

Touch

Rays

15.

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What is a constructive force?

Shapes the earth's surface by wearing away land.

Shapes the earth's surface by building land up.

16.

1 point

What is in the biosphere?

Oxygen

Lion

Ocean

Rock

17.

1 point

What makes up the core?

Iron and Nickel

Hot Rock

Granite and Basalt

18.

1 point

What are the spheres of earth? (Mark all that apply)

Lithosphere

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

Asthenosphere

Geosphere

19.

1 point

What is the mantle made of?

Iron and Nickel

Basalt and Granite

Hot rock

20.

1 point

What is in the geosphere?

Lion

Rock

Oxygen

Ocean

21.

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What is the solid, bendable layer in the mantle called?

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Mesosphere

22.

1 point

What is in the hydrosphere?

Rock

Ocean

Oxygen

Lion

23.

1 point

What is the thinnest layer of Earth?

Crust

Core

Mantle

24.

1 point

What does "bio" mean?

Water

Air

Life

Earth

25.

1 point

What are the main layers of Earth in order, starting with the layer deepest in Earth?

Core, Mantle, Crust

Crust, Mantle, Core

Crust, Core, Mantle

Core, Crust, Mantle

26.

1 point

What is in the atmosphere?

Lion

Oxygen

Ocean

Rock

27.

1 point

What is a destructive force?

Shapes the earth's surface by building up land.

Shapes the earth's surface by wearing away land.

28.

1 point

What does "geo" mean?

Life

Air

Earth

Water

29.

1 point

As you increase your depth into the Earth, what happens to your pressure?

Increases

Decreses

30.

1 point

Which layer(s) is/are liquid? (mark all that apply)

Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

Outer Core

31.

1 point

What makes up the crust?

Hot Rock

Iron and Nickel

Granite and Basalt

32.

1 point

What is the layer that is more rigid and nearest to the core?

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

33.

1 point

What is an example of destructive forces? (mark all that apply)

Erosion

Weathering

Island formation

Mountain formation

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