Semester I Final Review Module F

Front

The Earth's outer layer is the:

Back

Crust

Front

True or False: The inner core is solid.

Back

True

Front

Minerals are "in-organic" - what does this mean?

Back

They are NOT made out of once-living creatures

Front

The very center of the Earth is described as being:

Back

a dense ball of solid metal.

Front

Earth's inner core is:

Back

solid

Front

This layer is described as being a layer of "hot but solid rock":

Back

Mantle

Front

Earth's mantle is:

Back

hot rock that can flow

Front

Material in a convection current rises because:

Back

Heated materials becomes less dense and rises.

Front

What causes pieces of the Earth's lithosphere to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle moves it.

Front

The theory of plate tectonics states:

Back

Earth's lithosphere is in constant, slow motion.