Unit 3 Earth's Interior Vocabulary Terms

Which layer of earth is molten?

• inner core
• outer core
• crust
• lithosphere

Which layer is plastic and has the consistency of silly putty allowing movement?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• crust

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Which of Earth's layers is made of SOLID iron and nickel?

• crust 
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which part of the mantle makes up the Lithosphere along with the crust?

• Upper Mantle
• Middle Mantle
• Lower Mantle

What creates the Earth's Magnetic Field?

• The spinning of the mantle around the crust
• The spinning of the outer core around the inner core
• The spinning of the inner core around the outer core
• The spinning of the oceanic crust around the mantle

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In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

• subduction

• plate tectonics

• deep-ocean trenches

• sea-floor spreading

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A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary.

• convergent boundary.

• rift valley.

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The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• transform boundary.

• divergent boundary.

• convergent boundary.

• rift valley.

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