Unit Four Layers of the Earth

Unit Four

Layers of the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer of Earth that forms the seafloor?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer of Earth that forms the continents?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer of Earth?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the outer area of the Earth's core that is liquid, made mostly of iron and nickel?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the inner area of the Earth's core that is solid, made mostly of iron alloy, nickel and other heavy elements?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the part of the Earth made mostly of rock? It is the crust and the upper mantle. It is solid.

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What is the layer of hot solid rock below the crust?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

Multiple Choice

What is created by the outer core's iron spinning around the inner core. It goes from the north pole to the south pole and acts as Earth's "force field" against solar radiation and solar winds.

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Earth's Shield

• magnetic field

• Mantle

Multiple Choice

What is the transfer of heat from one object to another?

• heat transfer

• condution

• convection

• radiation

Multiple Choice

What is the transfer of heat energy within an object, or between touching objects due to particle collisions?

• condution

• convection

• radiation

Multiple Choice

What is the transfer of heat due to fluid motion? The fluid gets heated at the bottom and rises to the top, while the fluid at the top cools and sinks to the bottom. Its currents occur in the mantle.

• condution

• convection

• radiation

Multiple Choice

What is the transfer of heat due to electromagnetic (light) waves?

• condution

• convection

• radiation

Multiple Choice

What is movement of energy and heat in the mantle. It uses convection. It is when hot stuff rises the top where it cools and sinks to the bottom. Its a cycle.

• condution

• convection

• radiation

• convection current

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What best describes basalt? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes the crust? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes the outer core? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes granite? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes pressure? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes a seismic wave? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes the inner core? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

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What best describes the mantle? (answer with just the letter Ex:a)

Multiple Choice

Heat transfer between directly touching objects

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Multiple Choice

Heat transfer due to fluid motion where fluid at the bottom heats and rises to the top and fluid at the top cools and sinks to the bottom.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Multiple Choice

Heat transfer through electromagnetic (light) waves

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Multiple Choice

What is an example of conduction heat transfer?

• A hot pen's heat traveling to the hand holding the pen.

• Boiling water

• warming your hands by a fire

Multiple Choice

What is an example of convection heat transfer?

• A hot pen's heat traveling to the hand holding the pen.

• Boiling water

• warming your hands by a fire

Multiple Choice

What is an example of radiation heat transfer?

• A hot pen's heat traveling to the hand holding the pen.

• Boiling water

• warming your hands by a fire

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Which of these best describes the Inner Core?

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Which of these best describes the Outer Core?

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Which of these best describes the Mantle?

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Which of these best describes the asthenosphere?

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Which of these best describes the lithosphere?

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Which of these best describes the Continental Crust?

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Which of these best describes the Oceanic Crust?

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Which of these best describes the oceanic crust?

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Which of these best describes the continental crust?

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Which of these best describes the lithosphere?

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Which of these best describes the asthenosphere?

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Which of these best describes the mantle?

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Which of these best describes the outer core?

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Which of these best describes the inner core?

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Which of these best describes the outer core?

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Which of these best describes the mantle?

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Which of these best describes the asthenosphere?

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Which of these best describes the lithosphere?

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Which of these best describes the crust?

Multiple Choice

What part of the crust is the densest?

• continental crust

• oceanic crust

Multiple Choice

What part of the crust is the thickest?

• continental crust

• oceanic crust

Multiple Choice

How big is the crust compared to the rest of the Earth?

• miniscule

• normal sized

• gigantic

Multiple Choice

What layer is the hottest?

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What layer is has the most pressure?

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What layer is the densest?

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What layer is the thinnest?

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Crust

Multiple Choice

What layer is the thickest?

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

Where are convection currents located?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What do convection currents do?

• they move the tectonic plates, and they change and shape the Earth

• they keep our Earth warm

• they keep our Earth together

• they keep our Earth cool

Multiple Choice

Where is the magnetic field caused?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Multiple Choice

What does the magnetic field do?

• it protects Earth from the sun (solar winds and radiation)

• it stops the moon from crashing into the Earth

• It keeps the moon in orbit

• it stops aliens from invading

Open Ended

What causes the magnetic field?

The outer core's iron spinning around the inner core generates the magnetic field.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The deeper you are in the Earth the denser it is

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The deeper you are in the Earth the hotter it is

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The deeper you are in the Earth the more pressure there is

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Earth's core is made mostly of iron and magnesium

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Earth's core is made mostly of iron and nickel

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Scientists think that movements in the liquid inner core create Earth's magnetic field

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Scientists think that movements in the liquid outer core create Earth's magnetic field

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The oceanic crust is granite in composition overall.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The oceanic crust basalt in composition overall.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Pressure and temperature increase as you travel deeper below Earth's surface

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

To learn about Earth's interior, geologists study how seismic waves move through Earth

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The core is Earth's outer skin of solid rock

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The crust is Earth's outer skin of solid rock

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is similar to the crust

For example, the outer skin on an kiwi

Open Ended

What type of direct & inderect evidence do scientists use to study Earth's interior?

Scientist study seismic waves ( indirect) and rock samples dug out of the earth and from volcanoes (direct) to study the inside of our Earth.

Multiple Choice

What best describes the crust?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What best describes the lithosphere?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What best describes the astheonosphere?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What best describes the mantle?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What best describes the outer core?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What best describes the inner core?

• solid

• semi-solid

• liquid

Multiple Choice

What is the lithosphere made up of?

• tectonic plates

• plants and animals

• magma

• dirt

Multiple Choice

What layer of the Earth is composed of silicon, oxygen, and alluminum

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Open Ended

Why is the inner core solid?

​The inner core is solid because of the immense pressure pressing down on it.

Multiple Choice

How does heat transfer work?

• Heat travels from warm objects to cold objects

• Heat travels from cold objects to warm objects.

Poll

What is the best layer of the Earth?

• continental crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• oceanic crust

Poll

What is the worst layer of the Earth?

• continental crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• oceanic crust

Poll

What is the weirdest layer of the Earth?

• continental crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• oceanic crust

Poll

What layer of the earth do you wish to visit?

• continental crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• oceanic crust