Quiz about 8ESS1 Unit Test - Vocabulary and Lessons 1-3

Question 1

The layer below the crust, much thicker and made of hot, semi-solid rock that can flow slowly is called .

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Mantle

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Crust

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Outer Core

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Lithosphere

Question 2

The process where gravity pulls heavier materials to the center of a planet, creating layers inside.

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Planetary Differentiation

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Convection Currents

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Radioactive Decay

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Seismic Energy

Question 3

A type of seismic wave, can travel only through solids, and moves in a side to side motion

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S-Waves

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Seismic Waves

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Convection Currents

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P-Waves

Question 4

The process in which atoms break down and release heat energy, helping keep the inside of the Earth hot.

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Radioactive Decay

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Seismic Waves

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Convection Currents

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Planetary Differentiation

Question 5

How would label the type of energy when materials move inside Earth?

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Kinetic energy

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Solar energy

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Electrical energy

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Thermal energy

Question 6

What process describes the formation of Earth's layers?

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Planetary differentiation

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Plate tectonics

Question 7

Which of the following contributes to the heat inside the Earth?

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Gravitational friction

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Solar radiation

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Wind currents

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Ocean tides

Question 8

Why do denser materials sink to the core of a planet?

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Gravity pulls them toward the center

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They are lighter than other materials

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They are attracted to the Sun

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They cool faster than less dense materials.

Question 9

Impacts during planetary formation generated the first heat then

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converting gravitational potential energy into kinetic and thermal energy

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converting kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy and thermal energy

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converting into convection currents in the inner core and mantle

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converting into continental and oceanic crust

Question 10

What is the process called when different materials within a planet separate into layers?

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Planetary differentiation

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Gravitational compression

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Thermal expansion

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Atmospheric layering

Question 11

What is one source of thermal energy in the Earth's crust and mantle?

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Radioactive decay

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Solar energy

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Wind energy

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Geothermal vents

Question 12

The density increases with depth due to

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Increasing pressure and the presence of denser materials.

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Decreasing pressure and the presence of less dense materials.

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Decreasing pressure and the presence of denser materials.

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Increasing pressure and the presence of less dense materials.

Question 13

The chemical layers of the earth are divided into

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Crust, mantle and core

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Lithosphere, mesosphere, core

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lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

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Oceanic crust, continental crust, Lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

Question 14

The mechanical layers of the earth are divided into?

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lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

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Crust, mantle and core

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Lithosphere, mesosphere, core

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Oceanic crust, continental crust, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core.

Question 15

What is an energy transformation?

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Changing energy from one form to another

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Keeping energy in one place

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Losing energy to the surroundings

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Making more energy than before

Question 16

What role does convection play in moving energy?

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It moves heat by the flow of fluids

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It keeps liquids from moving

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It cools down the liquids

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It stops heat from spreading

Question 17

What directly drives the movement of tectonic plates, leading to the creation of mountains, volcanic activity, and seismic events like earthquakes?

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Mantle's role in geodynamics

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Gravity

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The convection currents in the Outer Core

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Solid Inner Core

Question 18

What happens during convection currents?

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Hot fluid rises and cool fluid sinks

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Cool fluid rises and hot fluid sinks

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Fluid remains still

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Fluids combine into a single layer

Question 19

In which layers do we find the source of magma fueling volcanic activity and driving plate tectonics through convection currents?

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B) Mantle

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A) Crust

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C) Outer Core

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D) Lithosphere

Question 20

Where is the density of the mantle's material greater?

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Closest to the crust

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The bottom of the convection current

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Closest to the core

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The density is the same throughout the mantle

Question 21

What causes the convection cell to turn to the right at Point B?

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Rising material/magma reaches the lithosphere and cannot continue to rise, causing it to turn

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Gravity pulls it left

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The Earth's rotation

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Changes in temperature

Question 22

What force causes the convection cell to turn down at Point C?

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Gravity

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Magnetic forces

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Wind

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Earth's rotation

Question 23

What happens to the temperature and density of the material between points D and A?

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The temperature rises, and the density decreases

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Both temperature and density increase

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Both temperature and density decrease

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The temperature drops, and the density increases

Question 24

What do seismic waves tell us about Earth's interior?

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They provide information about the different layers inside Earth.

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They reveal that Earth's interior is completely solid.

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They show that Earth's interior is made of gas.

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They only tell us about the surface of Earth.

Question 25

Seismic waves are vibrations that travel through the Earth, usually caused by the release of ____ during an earthquake.

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d) Seismic Energy

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a) Water

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b) Air

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c) Soil

Question 26

3. P-waves can travel through both ________ and ________ layers of Earth.

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d) Liquid, solid

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a) Solid, plasma

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b) Gas, plasma

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c) Liquid, gas

Question 27

4. S-waves can only travel through ________ layers of Earth.

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 28

_______ is the fastest seismic wave.

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P-wave

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S-wave

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Surface wave

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Rayleigh wave

Question 29

Both P and S waves can travel through

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Solids but will travel at different speeds

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Liquids and solids at same speed

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Liquids and solids at different speeds

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Solids but will travel at the same speed

Question 30

The bouncing of seismic waves off a boundary between two different layers is called ________.

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Absorption

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Refraction

Question 31

Seismographs are used to ________ and ________ seismic data.

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d) Detect, record

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a) Measure, analyze

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b) Transmit, amplify

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c) Reflect, absorb

Question 32

A type of seismic wave that is faster, can travel through solids, liquids, and gasses, and moves in a push-pull pattern like a slinky.

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P-Waves

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Seismic Waves

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Convection Currents

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S-Waves

Question 33

Why is it important to understand the behavior of seismic waves?

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To understand the structure of Earth's interior

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To predict weather patterns

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To locate mineral deposits

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To measure the temperature of Earth's core

Question 34

What is a characteristic of P-waves as they travel through different layers of Earth?

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They travel faster in more dense layers.

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They travel at the same speed in all layers.

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They travel faster in less dense layers.

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They are stopped by the Earth's mantle.

8ESS1 Unit Test - Vocabulary and Lessons 1-3

35 questions

The layer below the crust, much thicker and made of hot, semi-solid rock that can flow slowly is called .

The process where gravity pulls heavier materials to the center of a planet, creating layers inside.

A type of seismic wave, can travel only through solids, and moves in a side to side motion

Circular movements in the mantle caused by hot magma rising near Earth’s core and cooler magma sinking.

The process in which atoms break down and release heat energy, helping keep the inside of the Earth hot.

How would label the type of energy when materials move inside Earth?

What process describes the formation of Earth's layers?

Which of the following contributes to the heat inside the Earth?

Why do denser materials sink to the core of a planet?

Impacts during planetary formation generated the first heat then

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