EES 2.1: Understanding Earth's Layers and Processes

What is the process called when heat is transferred through the movement of fluids or gases?

• Conduction

• Thermal convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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Which layer of the Earth is located between the crust and the core?

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Lithosphere

What are tectonic plates?

• Layers of water on Earth's surface

• Large sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move and interact

• Clouds in the atmosphere

• Pieces of the inner core

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What is the name for the inner parts of the Earth, including the mantle and core?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Earth's Interior

• Hydrosphere

What is gravity?

• The force of attraction between objects due to their mass

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The emission of energy from atoms

• The flow of molten rock

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What do we call the outermost layer of the Earth that we can see and walk on?

• Mantle

• Earth's Surface

• Inner core

• Outer core

Which term describes the thin, solid outer layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Geosphere

What is radioactivity?

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The spontaneous emission of energy from unstable atomic nuclei

• The flow of heat through solids

• The force of gravity

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What is a magnetic field?

• The area where gravity is strongest

• The region around a magnet or electric current where magnetic forces can be detected

• The flow of heat in the mantle

• The outermost layer of the Earth

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What are seismic waves?

• Waves in the ocean

• Vibrations that travel through the Earth, often caused by earthquakes

• Magnetic fields around the core

• Layers of the atmosphere

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