10.1 Earth's Interior

Multiple Choice

True or False: Scientists have been able to make observations beneath Earth's crust.

• TRUE:

  Those observations come from seismic waves

• TRUE:

  Those observations come from rock samples of the asthenosphere

• FALSE:

  Scientists have not been able to take samples beneath Earth's crust

• FALSE:

  Scientists can only make guesses about Earth's interior

Multiple Choice

Which liquid is the least dense?

• oil
• water
• syrup 
• plastic bottle

Multiple Choice

Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm³. What is the density of the rock?

• 7 mL
• 7 g/cm³
• 28 g/cm³
• 1/7 g/cm³

Multiple Choice

This layer is solid to a fluid solid and is slowly circulating because of convection

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

Multiple Choice

What happens to temperature (heat) and density as you move further and further inside the Earth?

• both temperature and density increase

• temperature increases and density decreases

• temperature decreases and density increases

• both temperature and density decrease

Multiple Choice

In a sphere (like a planet), where does gravity pull all of the densest material?

• to the top of the sphere

• to the bottom of the sphere

• to the middle of the sphere

• to the outside of the sphere

Multiple Choice

The baby chickens kept warm by the heat lamps. This is an example of ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Multiple Choice

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

Multiple Choice

Where do Earthquakes occur?

• At the boundary between tectonic plates

• Randomly across the crust

• In the center of tectonic plates where there is the most mass

• Under cities with heavy buildings

Multiple Choice

What happens where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

• The denser oceanic plate slides on top of the less dense continental plate.

• The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate.

• The less dense oceanic plate slides past the denser continental plate.

• The less dense oceanic plate slides under the denser continental plate.