7th Final Review

What is the main way of heat transfer from the core to crust?

• conduction

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

How would you describe the crust of the Earth compared to all other layers?

• It is hotter

• It is mostly liquid

• It is thinner

• It is under pressure

How does temperature change from the crust to the core?

• It gets colder

• It stays the same

• It increases minimally

• It increases dramatically

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner Core

Why would fossils of ocean creatures be found on top of a mountain range?

• There was a large ocean there once

• Animals that live on land once lived under water

• The Earth's crust that formed these mountains was once ocean

• Continental Drift

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• Convection Currents

• Gravity of iron-nickel core

• rotation of the Earth

• the Moho discontinuity

Ocean trenches are formed when:

• 2 oceanic plates slide past each other

• an oceanic plate goes under another oceanic plate

• two oceanic plates grind past each other

• two oceanic plates hit each other.

Genes are located on

• QRS

• mRNA

• RNA

• DNA

What is the process that accounts for species diversity?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Predation

• Symbiosis

The Sun heats the Earth through?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation