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Feeling the sun warm your face and skin is an example of _______________.
a) radiation
b) conduction
c) convection
d) cooking
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
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
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
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
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
Heat from which of these causes convection currents inside Earth?
a) crust
b) crust and mantle
c) crust and core
d) mantle and 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
What do geologist call the crust and the uppermost mantle?
a) lithosphere
b) asthenosphere
c) mesosphere
d) outer core
Which best describes the mantle?
a) molten metal
b) dense, solid metal ball
c) hot but solid rock
d) dry land and ocean floor
In which layer of Earth is the asthenosphere located?
a) inner core
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) crust
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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