Ch.1 Introducing Earth

Water vapor is water in the form of what?

• steam

• crystals

• a gas

• droplets

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Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth’s crust provide direct evidence

about Earth’s interior in the form of what?

• seismic waves

• rock samples

• liquid iron

• volcanic eruption

The transfer of energy through empty space is called

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• subduction

Particles of hot soup rise slowly in a pot simmering on a stove. As the hot

soup nears the surface, it begins to cool. The cooler soup sinks, forming a

constant movement of soup that moves energy toward the surface of the

pot. This constant movement of the soup in the pot is called a(n)

• magnetic field.

• energy system.

• convection current.

• conduction loop.

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Earth’s inner core is?

• a dense ball of solid metal.

• a layer of molten metal.

• a layer of hot rock.

• a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.

Which part of Earth contains most of its mass?

• the biosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the atmosphere

• the geosphere

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth’s

interior is made up of several what?

• continents

• layers

• ridges

• trenches

Which of Earth’s layers is the thickest?

• the crust

• the mantle

• the outer core

• the inner core

Which part of Earth contains plates?

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• core

• lithosphere

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