Layers of the Earth -Practice Set # 1

What are the two types of crust?

• continental and oceanic crust

• ocean and upper crust

• lower and upper crust

• pizza and subway crust

What is the name of the mechanical layer that contains the upper layer of the upper mantle and crust?

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Lithosphere

• Transosphere

Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's

• Continental crust
• oceanic crust
• Asthenosphere
• Lithosphere

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Oceanic crust is made of ______

• Granite

• Basalt

• Cookies

• Water

Continental crust is made of _______

• Flowers and grass

• Basalt

• Granite

• Crust

The lithosphere combines which two compositional layers?

• Asthenosphere & Crust

• Crust & upper part of mantel

• Mantel & Asthenosphere

What happens to PRESSURE as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases

• Pressure Increases

• Nothing

What happens to TEMPERATURE as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases

• Increases

What is the rising of hot liquid and the sinking of cooled liquid called?

• Confection current

• Convention current

• Convection current

• Lava lamp

Movement of the liquid metal of the outer core produces

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Convection Currents

• the Earth's magnetic field