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Earth's Layers & Heat Transfer Review

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
2.
What happens to temperature and pressure as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both decrease.
b)
 Both increase.
c)
Temperature increases.  Pressure decreases.
d)
Temperature decreases. Pressure increases.
3.
Which statement best describes Earth’s outer core?
a)
It is made of solid metal.
b)
It is cooler than the crust.
c)
It contains iron and nickel.
d)
It makes up about 25 percent of Earth’s        total volume.
4.
Which of the following causes convection currents to occur?
a)
The core heats up magma and increases its density, so it rises.
b)
The core cools down magma and decreases its density, so it rises.
c)
The core cools down magma and increases its density, so it rises.
d)
The core heats up magma and decreases its density, so it rises.
5.
Which of the following is an example of Radiation?
a)
Heating soup
b)
Sunlight
c)
Touching a hot stove
d)
Magma rising
6.
The lithosphere is broken into different pieces called
a)
Plates
b)
Trenches
c)
Currents
d)
Continents
7.
1.  According to the table above, which of the following statements is true? 
a)
Oceanic crust is Earth’s thinnest and least dense layer.
b)
Continental Crust is Earth’s thinnest and densest layer.
c)
The mantle is Earth’s thickest and densest layer.
d)
The core is Earth’s thickest and densest layer.
8.
What would happen if convection currents stopped?
a)
The plates would continue to move.
b)
The plates would stop moving, and no mountains or volcanoes would form.
c)
The plates would subduct.
d)
The oceans would grow bigger.