Inside Earth Ch. 1 Quiz-A Question Preview (ID: 8935)


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radiation
a) the transfer of energy through space
b) the lower layer of the crust
c) the amount of mass in a given volume
d) the outer layer of the Earth

asthenosphere
a) the lower layer of the crust
b) the transfer of energy through space
c) the amount of mass in a given volume
d) the outer layer of the Earth

crust
a) the outer layer of the Earth
b) the lower layer of the crust
c) the transfer of energy through space
d) the amount of mass in a given volume

granite
a) a very hard gray or pink rock that is formed when lava cools slowly underground
b) An underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor is formed
c) a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
d) a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart

conduction
a) the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching
b) the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
c) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
d) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

basalt
a) A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
b) a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
c) An underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor is formed
d) a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart

lithosphere
a) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
b) the force applied to a unit area of surface
c) the lower layer of the crust
d) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

Pangaea
a) the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to tod
b) when two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises and new crust is formed
c) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
d) the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally

mantle
a) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
b) the transfer of energy through space
c) the lower layer of the crust
d) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

density
a) the amount of mass in a given volume
b) the outer layer of the Earth
c) the transfer of energy through space
d) the lower layer of the crust

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