Layers of the Earth

Question 1

Order the layers of the Earth from Least Dense to Most Dense.

Accepted Answer

Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Question 2

Which layer of Earth creates the magnetic feild ?

Accepted Answer

Outer Core

Question 3

How do roots help to form soil?

Accepted Answer

They split rock into smaller pieces.

Question 4

Which type of igneous rocks are formed when lava cools fast and solidifies into small crystals on the Earth's Surface?

Accepted Answer

Extrusive

Question 5

Which type of rocks are formed by adding heat and pressure to an existing rock?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic Rock

Question 6

When an earthquake occurs the speed of the seismic waves change as they...

Accepted Answer

Move through different materials.

Question 7

Which type of rock is composed of fragments of rock that have been cemented together?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary Rock

Question 8

Which land formation occurs as a result of the plates folding upon one another?

Accepted Answer

A mountain range

Question 9

Earthworms can be beneficial to soil because they...

Accepted Answer

add nutrients.

Question 10

What type of rock is pumice?

Accepted Answer

Extrusive Igneous

Question 11

What type of igneous rocks cool from magma below the Earth’s surface?

Accepted Answer

Intrusive

Question 12

The inner core of the Earth is solid because of the...

Accepted Answer

Amount of Pressure

Question 13

In what layer of Earth do earthquakes happen?

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 14

What best describes the mantle of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

the largest layer between the crust and outer core

Question 15

How did scientists learn about the layers of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Seismic waves.

Question 16

Which word would best describe taking care of the land?

Accepted Answer

Stewardship

Question 17

Which is a fact rather than an opinion about Earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes occur along fault lines.

Question 18

Molten rock inside the Earth is called _____.

Accepted Answer

Magma

Question 19

Which event most likely takes place as a result of crustal movement along transform boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 20

Which choice best describes erosion?

Accepted Answer

The removal of soil by wind and water.

Question 21

What is the movement of sediment from one location to another by wind, water, ice, gravity or living organisms.

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 22

If an igneous rock changes to a metamorphic rock, it has to have...

Accepted Answer

Heat and Pressure

Question 23

What is remote sensing?

Accepted Answer

A tool used to give information on how the Earth&#x27;s surface is changing.

Question 24

Which event Most Likely caused the formation of folded mountain ranges on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tectonic plates pushing together.

Question 25

What is the core of the Earth made out of?

Accepted Answer

Iron and Nickel

Question 26

The process that creates rocks and changes them from one form to another is known as the...

Accepted Answer

The Rock Cycle

Question 27

Which layer is responsible for continental and oceanic plate movement?

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 28

What direction do earthquakes spread?

Accepted Answer

in all directions.

Question 29

The asthenosphere is also known as...

Accepted Answer

The mantle

Question 30

What type of rock contains fossils?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Question 31

Soil is a mixture of 5 materials. What are they?

Accepted Answer

weathered parent rock, organic matter, air, water, and minerals.

Question 32

What type of rock is made of magma or lava and is formed by cooling and crystallizing?

Accepted Answer

Igneous Rock

Question 33

Farmers/Scientist must find new ways to grow more food on less land to make sure our soil resources are not depleted

Accepted Answer

Sustainable Agriculture

Question 34

Where does the energy from an earthquake originate?

Accepted Answer

From rocks under stress shifting deep below the Earth&#x27;s surface.

Question 35

Which section of Earth is composed primarily of liquid metal?

Accepted Answer

Outer Core

Question 36

Body waves travel through ____. Surface waves travel through ____.

Accepted Answer

the Earth&#x27;s interior. the Earth&#x27;s surface.

Question 37

What most likely happens to soil when crops are NOT rotated from year to year?

Accepted Answer

The soil nutrients are depleted.

Question 38

Which of the following is a significant source of energy in Earth’s interior?

Accepted Answer

Convection Currents

Question 39

A rock can slowly change into another type of rock.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

As you move deeper into the Earth...

Accepted Answer

temperature increases, pressure increases, density increases

Question 41

Which type of rock is made of magma or lava and is formed by cooling and crystalizing.

Accepted Answer

Igneous Rock

Question 42

What is causing the major destruction on the interior and exterior of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tectonic Plate Movement

Question 43

What is the best way to check soil quality?

Accepted Answer

To test nutrient content.

Question 44

How do bacteria contribute to soil development?

Accepted Answer

They decompose organic material.

Question 45

In an earthquake the secondary waves move through...

Accepted Answer

Rock

Question 46

Which rocks have layers of sediments caused by weathering and erosion that have been cemented and compacted together?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Question 47

The difference between the oceanic crust and the continental crust is that the oceanic crust...

Accepted Answer

More dense than the continental crust.

Layers of the Earth

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Layers of the Earth

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