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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
We are not able to drill into the crust of the Earth
B
50 miles (80 KM)
C
10 miles (12.3 KM)
D
2 miles (3.2 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
volcanic eruptions
C
rock samples
D
seismic waves
3) What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
A
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
B
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
C
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
4) Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several
A
ridges
B
trenches
C
layers
D
continents
5) Earth's inner core is
A
a dense ball of solid metal.
B
a layer of hot rock.
C
a layer of molten metal.
D
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
6) Which of the following is not a type of heat transfer?
A
indirect
B
radiation
C
convection
D
conduction
7) This layer of the Earth is made up of a liquid like layer.
A
lithosphere
B
geosphere
C
mesosphere
D
asthenosphere
8) As you descend deeper into the Earth, the pressure ___________ and the temperature ____________.
A
increases, decreases
B
decreases, decreases
C
increases, increases
D
decreases, increases
9) Earth's core is mainly made up of nickel and __________.
A
iron
B
magnesium
C
nitrogen
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 200 million years ago
B
about 100 millions years ago
C
about 50 million years ago
D
about 10 million years ago
12) Density is the amount of mass in a given amount of ________________.
A
weight
B
length
C
space
D
radiation
13) What happens to particles in a substance when that substance is heated?
A
particles move slower
B
the substance gets cold
C
particles move faster
D
the substance gets hot
14) Which statement is not true of glaciers?
A
move down hill
B
form from salt water
C
can leave groves in rocks as they move
D
form on land
15) This is the outer most layer of the Earth.
A
Mantle
B
Inner Core
C
Outer Core
D
Crust
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