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Earths Interior And Continent Drift
Test Description: Earths Interior and Continent Drift
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the deepest that man has been able to drill into the Earth?
A
2 miles (3.2 KM)
B
We are not able to drill into the crust of the Earth
C
50 miles (80 KM)
D
10 miles (12.3 KM)
2) Holes drilled several miles into the Earth's crust direct evidence about Earth's interior in the form of:
A
liquid iron
B
rock samples
C
seismic waves
D
volcanic eruptions
3) What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
A
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
B
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
C
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
4) Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several
A
continents
B
ridges
C
layers
D
trenches
5) Earth's inner core is
A
a dense ball of solid metal.
B
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
C
a layer of hot rock.
D
a layer of molten metal.
6) Which of the following is not a type of heat transfer?
A
convection
B
indirect
C
radiation
D
conduction
7) This layer of the Earth is made up of a liquid like layer.
A
mesosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
geosphere
D
lithosphere
8) As you descend deeper into the Earth, the pressure ___________ and the temperature ____________.
A
decreases, increases
B
increases, decreases
C
increases, increases
D
decreases, decreases
9) Earth's core is mainly made up of nickel and __________.
A
magnesium
B
nitrogen
C
iron
D
oxygen
10) Type of heat transfer that that occurs when materials are in contact with one another.
A
radiation
B
indirect
C
conduction
D
convection
11) How long ago was the super continent Pangaea connected
A
about 100 millions years ago
B
about 200 million years ago
C
about 10 million years ago
D
about 50 million years ago
12) Density is the amount of mass in a given amount of ________________.
A
radiation
B
length
C
weight
D
space
13) What happens to particles in a substance when that substance is heated?
A
particles move faster
B
the substance gets cold
C
the substance gets hot
D
particles move slower
14) Which statement is not true of glaciers?
A
form on land
B
move down hill
C
form from salt water
D
can leave groves in rocks as they move
15) This is the outer most layer of the Earth.
A
Outer Core
B
Crust
C
Mantle
D
Inner Core
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