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8-2 Layers of the Earth
8-2 Layers of the Earth
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1
The Cavs girls and boys basketball team play against the __________ tonight
Caston Comets
Triton Trojans
Chesterton
LaVille Lancers
2
Which layer create's Earth's magnetic field?
inner core
crust
outer core
lithosphere
3
The temperature inside the Earth increases as the depth ___________
fluctuates
increases
decreases
widens
4
The deeper you go under the Earth, the __________ the pressure becomes.
tastier
greater
nastier
lower
5
The mantle is approximately 3000 km thick. True or False
True
False
6
When plates of the Earth are moving, it is called ____________ activity.
criminal
hyper
biospheric
tectonic
7
Which of the following is NOT a part of the mantle
hydrosphere
mesosphere
lithosphere
asthenosphere
8
Scientists study the Earth's layers using
the biosphere
oreo cookies
rock samples
seismic waves (earthquakes)
9
The following video shows what process in the mantle
oceanic currents
current events
rock currents
convection currents
10
The innermost layer of the Earth is the
mantle
heart
core
engine
11
The core is made of the metals nickel and __________
iron
silver
gold
copper
12
In which layer is the asthenosphere located?
biosphere
crust
core
mantle
13
True or False. The ocean crust is thicker than the continental crust
True
False
14
Most of the continental crust is made of the rock, ______________.
granite
marble
sandstone
obsidian
15
The hot springs of Iceland are heated by
the Sun
natural gas
friction
the core
16
The two types of crust are
bread, boogers
oceanic, continental
pie, pizza
volcanic, earthquakian
17
The rock type that makes up the oceanic crust is
granite
limestone
lava
basalt
18
What is the combination of the crust and the upper layer of the mantle called?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
geosphere