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