Book F Chapter 1 Test

The energy traveling from the Sun to the Earth is an example of which type of energy transfer? (Travel through empty space)

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

Which is the correct order of the Earth's layers starting on the surface?

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

Energy transfer directly from one object to another. For example, touching a hot burner.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

Heat transfer in a hot liquid is called

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

What did Wegner believe about continental drift?

• The continents have never moved

• The continents used to form one giant continent

• Continents were once under water

What is the name for the giant super continent that once existed?

• EuroAsiaAfrica

• Wegner's Continent

• Pangea

What process causes the ocean floor to sink deep into a trench and into the mantle.

• Convection

• Subduction

• Sea Floor Spreading

Which layer has convection currents that cause the plates to move?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

What type of scientist would study Earth and the forces that created Earth?

• Physician

• Geologist

• Meteorologist

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

• Mid-Ocean Ridge