Earth's Layers and Geological Terms

What is convection?

• The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.

• The transfer of heat through direct contact of particles.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

• The transfer of heat through a vacuum.

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What is the outer core?

• A layer of molten iron and nickel surrounding the inner core

• A solid layer of rock

• The Earth's crust

• A layer of water beneath the Earth's surface

What is the inner core?

• A solid sphere composed primarily of iron and nickel

• A liquid layer surrounding the outer core

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• A gaseous layer above the mantle

What is the crust?

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• The innermost layer of the Earth

• A type of rock found in the mantle

• A layer of the Earth's core

What is the mantle?

• The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core

• A type of clothing

• A type of fish

• A type of tree

What is the core?

• The central or most important part of something

• A type of fruit

• A type of computer processor

• A type of clothing

What is the lithosphere?

• The rigid outer layer of the Earth

• The liquid layer beneath the Earth's crust

• The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth

• The innermost layer of the Earth

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What is the asthenosphere?

• The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, involved in plate tectonic movements and isostatic adjustments.

• The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

• The innermost part of the Earth, primarily composed of iron and nickel.

• A layer of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur.

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What is the mesosphere?

• The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere

• The innermost layer of the Earth

• A type of rock found in the Earth's crust

• A region in the ocean

What is a seismic wave?

• A type of wave that travels through the Earth, often as a result of an earthquake

• A type of ocean wave caused by the wind

• A sound wave that travels through the air

• A light wave that travels through space

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