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In which layer of Earth is the asthenosphere located?
a) inner core
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) crust

Which best describes the mantle?
a) molten metal
b) dense, solid metal ball
c) hot but solid rock
d) dry land and ocean floor

What do geologist call the crust and the uppermost mantle?
a) lithosphere
b) asthenosphere
c) mesosphere
d) outer core

Which lists the main layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost?
a) lithosphere, athenosphere, meosphere
b) core, mantle, crust
c) crust, mantle, core
d) mantle, core, crust

Heat from which of these causes convection currents inside Earth?
a) crust
b) crust and mantle
c) crust and core
d) mantle and core

What happens to the pressure as you get closer to the core of Earth?
a) it decreases
b) it increases
c) it remains constant
d) it increases for 1000km and then decreases

What happens to the temperature as you get closer to the core of Earth?
a) it increases
b) it decreases
c) it remains constant
d) it increases for 1000km and then decreases

Why do you think that rocks found in the oceanic crust are more dense than the rocks found in the continental crust?
a) because they have absorbed a lot of water
b) because they are bigger rocks
c) because the rocks have been under more pressure from the ocean, so have been more compacted
d) because the rocks have solid iron cores

The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is _________.
a) Silicon
b) Iron
c) Calcium
d) Oxygen

P waves can travel through
a) solid only
b) liquid only
c) both solid and liquid
d) none of the above

S- waves can travel through
a) solid only
b) liquid only
c) both solid and liquid
d) none of the above

Heat transfer between materials that are touching is called ____________.
a) radiation
b) conduction
c) convection
d) cooking

Feeling the sun warm your face and skin is an example of _______________.
a) radiation
b) conduction
c) convection
d) cooking

Heat always moves from a _____________ object to a _____________ object.
a) cold, cold
b) warm, warm
c) warmer , cooler
d) cooler, warmer

A warmer object has particles that are _____________.
a) moving faster
b) moving slower
c) not moving
d) made of metal

Which of the following have helped scientists learn about the Earth's interior?
a) drilling through all the layers
b) sending probes to the different layers to take samples
c) Taking samples of Earth's crust
d) studying the waves created by earthquakes

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