WorksheetsEarth webquest quiz part 1/2
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Astenosphere?
a)
Earth's outer layer
b)
the zone of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that consists of slowly moving rock
c)
the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together
2.
How is heat transferred by radiation?
a)
Heat transfers particle to particle/ TOUCHING
b)
Hot air rises/cool air sinks
c)
Heat transfer from sun to Earth thru space--thermal radiation can be direct--NO TOUCHING
3.
What is the lithosphere?
a)
uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together
b)
middle layer of the Earth's surfaces
made up of rock that is hot, but solid
made up of rock that is hot, but solid
c)
a dense ball made up of iron, nickel
4.
How is the Earth like an apple
a)
the skin of the apple is similar to the Earth's Crust
b)
the apple has layers
c)
the apple has a core
d)
all of the above
5.
What causes the mantle to flow?
a)
radiation currents
b)
convection currents
c)
conduction currents
6.
What is the outer core?
a)
crusty layer
b)
a layer of molten metal (liquid) that surrounds the inner core
c)
made of basalt and granite
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