This is the crust and upper mantle.
A.) biosphere
B.) asthenosphere
C.) lithosphere
C.) lithosphere
D.) hydrosphere
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In which layer is the asthenosphere
located?
A.)
A.)mantle
mantle
B.) lithosphere
C.) crust
D.) inner core
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A wave produced from an earthquake.
A.) radiowave
seismic
wave
B.)B.)
seismic
wave
C.) ultraviolet wave
D.) heat wave
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The force pressing on an area.
A.)
A.)pressure
pressure
B.) temperature
C.) movement
D.) force
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A dark rock with fine grains.
A.) granite
B.) obsidian
C.)
C.)basalt
basalt
D.) marble
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Geologists learn about Earth’s interior
by studying the movement of _____.
A.) animals
B.)seismic
seismicwaves
waves
B.)
C.) rock samples
D.) plate tectonics
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This part of the mantle is made of soft
rock that bends like plastic.
A.) lithosphere
B.) mantle
C.) crust
D.)
D.) asthenosphere
asthenosphere
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This theory states that Earth’s plates move
very slowly in various directions.
A.) continental movement
B.)plate
platetectonics
tectonics
B.)
C.) asthenosphere
D.) Newton’s 3rd Law
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Scientists believe this layer moves
to produce Earth’s magnetic field.
A.) inner core
B.) crust
C.) outer
core core
C.) outer
D.) mantle
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What is the inner most layer?
A.) crust
B.) outer core
C.) mantle
D.)
D.)inner
innercore
core
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What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A.) inner core
B.) outer core
C.) mantle
D.)
D.)crust
crust
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Using data from seismic waves, geologists
have learned that Earth’s interior is
made up of several ____________.
A.) ridges
B.)
B.)layers
layers
C.) continents
D.) trenches
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Which of Earth’s layers is the thickest?
A.) inner core
B.) crust
C.) outer core
D.)
D.)mantle
mantle
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Earth’s inner core is…
A.) a layer of molten metal
a denseball
ballofofsolid
solidmetal
metal
C.)C.)a dense
B.) a layer of hot rock
D.) a layer of rock that
forms Earth’s outer skin
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Holes drilled several kilometers into
Earth’s crust provide direct evidence
about Earth’s interior in the form of…
A.)
A.) rock
rock samples
samples
C.) tunnels
B.) seismic waves
D.) straws
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