Earth’s Interior Assessment Review

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Where are convection currents found?

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The mantle

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What are convection currents caused by?

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Both temperature and density

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Does Earth's crust include both the dry land and the ocean floor?

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True

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Where does the oceanic crust occur?

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Below the ocean floor and is mostly made of basalt.

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The continental crust:

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Forms continents and is mostly made of granite

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What types of evidence have geologists used to learn about Earth’s interior?

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Both rock samples and seismic waves

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What creates Earth's magnetic field?

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Liquid outer core

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Where are the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere located?

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Upper mantle

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Convection currents act as a “conveyor belt” moving the plates of the lithosphere above.

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True

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Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

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increases