Science Unit 2

What are the two layers of the Mantle called?

• Inner and Outer

• Upper and Lower

• Crust and Core

• Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Where are convection currents found in the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What do the convection currents in the mantle cause?

• Plate Movement

• Earth to rotate

• snow storms

• Hot weather

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Which boundary type moves towards each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

What boundary type moves past each other?

• Transform

• Covergent

• Divergent

What type of boundary moves away from each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

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As you dig to the center of the Earth, what happens to the temperature?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

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What are two geological features that result from plate movements?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Forrests

• Snow Storms

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What is conduction?

• Heat transfer through direct contact

• Heat transfer through liquid or gas movement

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

• Heat transfer through radiation
  

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