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Earth Science Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the inner core solid if the outer core is liquid?

a)

It is made of solid rock

b)

it is located directly below the mantle

c)

it is affected by pressure from the layers above it

2.

Which layer of the Earth is believed to be composed primarily of liquid iron and nickel?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

3.

What type of heat transfer occurs in the mantle of the Earth?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

4.

Which layers makes up 1% of the Earth's weight?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

5.
Identify layer  #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
6.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle 
d)
outer core
7.

Which best describes the mantle?

a)

molten metal

b)

dense, solid metal ball

c)

hot but not completely solid rock

d)

dry land and ocean floor

8.
In which layer of the Earth is the athenosphere located?
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
crust
9.

The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Transform

10.

Forms where plates are moving away from each other

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

11.

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

12.

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

a)

Laurasia.

b)

Pangaea.

c)

Eurasia.

d)

Gondwana.

13.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust.

b)

mesosphere.

c)

both continental and oceanic crust.

d)

oceanic crust.

14.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal.

b)

global positioning.

c)

continental drift.

d)

oceanic drift.

15.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

16.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

17.

The solid, but bendable layer of Earth. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.

a)

Inner Core

b)

Asthensophere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Outer Core

18.
Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter E
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
19.
The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Core
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Fault
20.

The Earth's lithosphere contains

a)

The upper mantle

b)

The oceanic crust

c)

The continental crust

d)

All are correct

21.
Which layer of the earth is completely Liquid?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.

What is the name of layer R?

a)

lithosphere

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

asthenosphere

e)

mesosphere

23.

What is the name of layer Q?

a)

lithosphere

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

asthenosphere

e)

mesosphere

24.

What is the name of layer Z?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

e)

core

25.

If the most abundant substances in the earth are silicon and oxygen, which part would you expect these elements to be found?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

e)

core

26.

Where is heat and pressure the greatest in the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

27.

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer

a)

Radiation

b)

Insulation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

28.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

29.

Which is the best surface for reflecting heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

30.

Which is the best surface for absorbing heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

31.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

32.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

33.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
34.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
35.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
36.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
37.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
38.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

39.

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The fire has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

40.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

41.

One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame of a Bunsen burner. Small pieces of wax placed along the rod melt a progressively larger distance from the flame. Heat is transferred through the rod by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

42.

P waves are also called

a)

pushing waves

b)

pulling waves

c)

primary waves

d)

primordial waves

43.

S waves

a)

are slower than P waves

b)

Faster than P waves

c)

compression waves

d)

faster waves

44.

The diagram shows a

a)

S wave

b)

P wave

45.

The diagram shows a

a)

S wave

b)

P wave

46.
These are the secondary, or second waves to be released. They cannot travel through the liquid outer core
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
47.
These are the first waves released during an earthquake
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
48.

Which picture correctly shows how S waves travel through the layers of the Earth?

a)

A

b)

B

49.

Which picture correctly shows how P waves travel through the layers of the Earth?

a)

A

b)

B

50.

Which diagram below correctly shows the shadow zone for S waves.

a)

A

b)

B

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