Final Earth Science Review

Which of these affects tides the most?

• Mars
• the Sun
• the stars
• the Moon

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by...

• convection currents
• radiation
• conduction
• density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Earth's magnetic field results from movements in the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's

• continents
• mantle
• lithosphere
• inner core.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of Earth is the hottest?

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• outer core
• inner core

If we compare the temperature and pressure of Earth's mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into Earth?

• Both temperature and pressure increase.
• Both temperature and pressure decrease.
• Temperature decreases and pressure increases.
• Temperature increases and pressure decreases.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is LIQUID?

• upper mantle
• lower mantle
• outer core
• inner core

What are the two kinds of crust?

• lithospheric and asthenospheric
• silicon based and iron based
• continental and oceanic
• outer and inner

Earth's oceanic crust is ______ than continental crust.

• thinner but denser
• thicker and denser
• thicker but less dense
• thinner and less dense

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1