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Earth and Space Science Standard 1
Earth and Space Science Standard 1
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What caused the greater heat build up in Earth's early history?
A greater abundance of radioactive elements
A greater amount of impacts
The sun
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Heat moves with the material, the material must move. The mantle of Earth transfers heat.
Surface Waves
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
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Primary Waves travel through only some layers of the Earth
True
False
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There is 5 different steps to how scientist believe the Earth was formed
False
True
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What is the first step how scientist believe the Earth was formed?
Planetesmals begin to form
Planets form
Nebula begins to rotate
Nebula collapses due to gravity
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What is true about surface waves? Select the best answer
All of the above
Area beneath Earths surface where rock is under stress
They travel slower than the body wave and do more damage
People say they feel like they are on a roller coaster
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What percentage of Earth's surface is taken up by the Hydrosphere?
68%
71%
80%
75%
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What seismic wave does all of the damage?
Secondary
All of the above
Primary
Surface
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Select the 5 layers inside Earth from top to bottom
Inner core,Outer core,Mesosphere, Asthenosphere,Lithosphere.
Asthenosphere,Lithosphere,Outer core,Mesosphere, Inner core.
Lithosphere,Asthenosphere,Mesosphere, Outer core,Inner core.
Lithosphere,Asthenosphere,Mesosphere, Outer core.
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More dense materials sink to the center and less dense rise to the surface. What is this?
Radiation
Planetary differentiation
Seismic waves
Density of material inside Earth
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Composed mostly dense rocky materials, with radius 2800 km wide. What layer is this describing?
Outer core
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
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The Lithosphere...
Liquid layer
All of the above
Strong, Lower mantle
Is the crust or upper mantle
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Secondary waves move about (6.4 km/sec)
False
True
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the________is composed of mostly solid iron and nickel with the radius of about 1200 km
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Surface
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Which of the 5 layers is composed of hot, weak material that is capable of gradual flow?
Inner core
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Asthensophere
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Primary waves can only travel through some of Earth's layers
True
False
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What caused greater amount of heat energy in Earth in its initial stages of formation?
The core heats inside and all of outside of Earth
The sun heats all of Earth
Radioactive elements decay and release heat
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What is the inner core made out of?
Iron and Copper
Iron and Nickel
Copper and Nickel
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Conduction is when...
Heat from Earth's interior moves through the solid crust
Transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
Atoms vibrate and move from low to high temp areas
Heat moves with the material, and the material must move
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What records earthquakes
Seismometer
Night vision goggles
Seismograph
Thermal scanner
