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earth structure

Authored by Susan Heiss-Ransom

Science

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the center of the Earth?

Mantle
Crust
Apple
Core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The ??? is the plastic (slowly flowing) layer made of solid rock in the mantle

Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Cryosphere
Mesosphere

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere are called

continents.
mesospheres. 
crust
tectonic plates.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquake waves that vibrate from side to side and up and down, moving only through solids, are known as _____ waves.

S
Ground
P
Surface

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first are called _____.

P waves
S waves
surface waves
Mercalli waves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move ?

subduction

radiation

conduction

convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The upper layer of the Earth which includes continental and ocean crust is called the :

lithosphere

asthenosphere

atmosphere

stratosphere

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