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Chapter 8
Test Description: Chapter 8
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In which layer of Earth is the asthenosphere located?
A
outer core
B
mantle
C
crust
D
inner core
2) Which best describes the mantle?
A
hot but solid rock
B
dry land and ocean floor
C
dense, solid metal ball
D
molten metal
3) What do geologist call the crust and the uppermost mantle?
A
lithosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
outer core
D
mesosphere
4) Which lists the main layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost?
A
mantle, core, crust
B
lithosphere, athenosphere, meosphere
C
crust, mantle, core
D
core, mantle, crust
5) Heat from which of these causes convection currents inside Earth?
A
crust and mantle
B
crust
C
crust and core
D
mantle and core
6) What happens to the pressure as you get closer to the core of Earth?
A
it decreases
B
it increases for 1000km and then decreases
C
it remains constant
D
it increases
7) What happens to the temperature as you get closer to the core of Earth?
A
it increases
B
it increases for 1000km and then decreases
C
it remains constant
D
it decreases
8) Why do you think that rocks found in the oceanic crust are more dense than the rocks found in the continental crust?
A
because the rocks have been under more pressure from the ocean, so have been more compacted
B
because the rocks have solid iron cores
C
because they are bigger rocks
D
because they have absorbed a lot of water
9) The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is _________.
A
Iron
B
Calcium
C
Oxygen
D
Silicon
10) P waves can travel through
A
both solid and liquid
B
solid only
C
none of the above
D
liquid only
11) S- waves can travel through
A
solid only
B
none of the above
C
both solid and liquid
D
liquid only
12) Heat transfer between materials that are touching is called ____________.
A
radiation
B
convection
C
cooking
D
conduction
13) Feeling the sun warm your face and skin is an example of _______________.
A
conduction
B
convection
C
radiation
D
cooking
14) Heat always moves from a _____________ object to a _____________ object.
A
cooler, warmer
B
warm, warm
C
warmer , cooler
D
cold, cold
15) A warmer object has particles that are _____________.
A
not moving
B
made of metal
C
moving slower
D
moving faster
16) Which of the following have helped scientists learn about the Earth's interior?
A
studying the waves created by earthquakes
B
drilling through all the layers
C
Taking samples of Earth's crust
D
sending probes to the different layers to take samples
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