Earth's Structure Ch. 1 Review

The hydrosphere includes the moving of __________ on the planet.

• rocks

• life

• air

• water

What form of water is ice in?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Which of the following is NOT a method that geologists use to understand what is beneath the surface of our planet?

• Boring into the earth

• Collecting and studying rocks

• Using seismic activity

• Sending probes deep into the core of the planet

What is the surface layer of the Earth?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

What is the deepest layer of the Earth?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Which is the thickest layer of the earth?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Which layer of the mantle has rock that is fluid-like?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• crust

Which layer of the mantle is the hottest?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• crust

You lift your hand up to a lightbulb and feel the heat shining from it. This is an example of the ___________ transfer of energy.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• all of the above

You pick up a rock that has been sitting in the sun, and feel the warmth from the rock. This is an example of the ___________ type of heat transfer

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• all of the above