Science earth quiz

What do scientists study to learn about earth’s interior?

• seismic waves

• rock samples

• all of the above

• earths magnetic field

Processes on and in Earth’s crust and mantle that change rock from one kind to another are called

• erosion

• Crystallization

• Evaporation

• The rock cycle

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called

• convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• all of the above

Convection currents within Earth’s core and mantle transfer large amounts of heat when

• cooler, less dense rock rises and hotter, more dense rock sinks.

• cooler, less dense rock sinks and hotter, more dense rock rises.

• hotter, less dense rock rises and cooler, more dense rock sinks.

• hotter, less dense rock sinks and cooler, more dense rock rises.

Geologists think that the movement of Earth’s crust is caused by

• pressure in the core

• Volcanos

• convection currents

• earths magnetic field

Sedimentary rock usually forms

Selected:

• near earths surface

• in the mantle

• deep inside earths crust

• in the outer core

Metamorphic rock usually forms

• near earths surface

• deep inside the earths crust

• in the mantle

• In the inner core

Earth’s crust is ___ the mantle.

• thinner than

• Thicker than

• About the same thickness

• All of the above

The asthenosphere and mesosphere are part of the Earth layer called the ___ .

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

Which answer below lists Earth’s layers in order from the surface to the center of the planet?

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core