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Earths Layers
Test Description: Identify the various layers of the Earth
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Compared to Oceanic crust, Continental crust is
A
Thicker and more dense
B
Thinner and more dense
C
Thinner and less dense
D
Thicker and less dense
2) This movement causes magma to rise and sink, moving the tectonic plates around the Earth
A
Earth rotation
B
Convection currents
C
Ocean currents
D
Seismic Waves
3) Where is the Asthenosphere located
A
The lower crust
B
The middle mantle
C
The outer core
D
The upper mantle
4) This is the only liquid layer of the Earth
A
The asthenosphere
B
The inner core
C
The outer core
D
The oceans
5) This rigid layer is composed of the crust and upper mantle
A
Geosphere
B
Lithosphere
C
Rocksphere
D
Asthenosphere
6) Solid iron and nickel make up this layer
A
Mantle
B
Asthenosphere
C
Inner core
D
Outer core
7) This is a Semi solid layer that oozes like putty
A
Asthenosphere
B
Lithosphere
C
Hydrosphere
D
Geosphere
8) This is the thickest layer of the Earth and has three sub layers
A
The mantle
B
The crust
C
The Geosphere
D
The core
9) The density of the materials making up the layers as you go down into the Earth
A
Stays the same
B
Decreases
C
Changes randomly
D
Increases
10) Why does the ocean crust go underneath the continental crust
A
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
B
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is less dense than continental crust
C
Ocean crust is made of granite which is more dense than continental crust
D
Ocean crust is made of granite which is less dense than continental crust
11) What do scientist study to determine what the inside of the Earth is like
A
Seismic Waves
B
Fortune tellers
C
Movies
D
Faults
12) What is a tectonic plate
A
something to eat dinner on
B
A part of the asthenosphere where convection occurs
C
A slab of crust and upper mantle that drifts over Earth's surface
D
A slab of crust where convection occurs
13) The part of the mantle that moves like putty is the
A
Asthenosphere
B
Lithosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Outer core
14) The main evidence we use to tell us about the layers of the Earth comes from...
A
Movies
B
Tsunamis
C
Special ships that go into the Earth
D
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
15) How do S waves help us understand that the Earths outer core is liquid?
A
The outer core is not liquid
B
Huh???
C
It is P waves that tell us this, not S waves
D
S waves can not travel through liquid and are not felt on the oppsite side of the earth
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