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Science DCC#3 Review 2021

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thermal energy will travel from____________________ until everything is the same ____________________.

a)

hot to cold; density

b)

cold to hot, density

c)

hot to cold; temperature

d)

cold to hot; temperature

2.

This person burned their hand because of __________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

3.

Our weather patterns in the atmosphere, along with the movement of Earth's major plates are caused primarily by-

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

Bergstrom

4.

*when heat travels in waves

*can happen in a vacuum

*a campfire

*the sun

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

5.

• Defined by the general density of the rocks and the abundance of elements found in each layer.

• The deeper you go into the center of the Earth the more dense these rocks become.

• Crust, Mantle, Core

a)

Compositional Layers of the Earth

b)

Mechanical Layers of the Earth

6.

• Defined by their state of matter and described as being a rigid solid, a liquid, or a putty like solid.

• The state of matter differences allow for convection currents and the movement of the tectonic plates.

• Layers: Lithosphere (rigid solid), Asthenosphere (putty like solid), Lower mantle (rigid solid), Outer core (liquid), Inner core (rigid solid).

a)

Compositional Layers of Earth

b)

Mechanical Layers of Earth

7.

The study of the movement of Earth's plates

a)

lithosphere

b)

plate tectonics

c)

asthenosphere

8.

When trying to identify a mineral, why is the streak of a mineral more reliable than the mineral's color?

a)

not all minerals have color

b)

the color of a mineral will always change

c)

some minerals look one color, but the streak shows the tru color of the minerals

9.

What would be the best label for point A?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Smithosphere