Chapter 3 Lesson 2- Earth's Interior

Geologists learn about Earth's interior by gathering...

• direct evidence

• indirect evidence

• guessing

• just making it up

Which of the following would be considered direct evidence of Earth's interior?

• rock samples

• mantle xenoliths

• seismic waves

• the polar ice caps

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Waves of energy that travel through rock after being released by earthquakes are called...

• ripple marks

• wavy lines

• seismic waves

• e.q. energy

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What are the compositional layers of the Earth?

• lithosphere

• core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

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Check all that are true about the crust of the earth.

• We live on it.

• It is a solid layer of rock

• it includes dry land- continental

• it includes land under the ocean- oceanic

• it is the only liquid layer of the Earth

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The overall composition of the crust is much like granite.

• true

• false

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Which of the following are true about the mantle?

• it has convection currents in it.

• it is the thickest layer

• It is hotter than the crust.

• it is full of liquid water

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Which of the following are true about the core?

• it is made from iron and nickel

• it is the most dense layer

• it consists of two parts

• it is responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field.

Which physical property layer is the one we live on?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• outer core

• inner core

What compositional layers of the Earth does the lithosphere include?

• crust

• mantle

• core

• asthenosphere