Earth Layers and Thermal Convection Quiz

Identify the areas in a thermal convection diagram that are hot and cold.

• Hot areas are at the top, cold areas are at the bottom.

• Hot areas are at the bottom, cold areas are at the top.

• Hot areas are on the left, cold areas are on the right.

• Hot areas are on the right, cold areas are on the left.

Where does thermal convection occur?

• In the ocean

• In the atmosphere

• In the Earth's mantle

• In a vacuum

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Name 2 processes that scientists rely on to learn more about the layers of the Earth.

• Seismic wave analysis and drilling

• Photosynthesis and evaporation

• Erosion and sedimentation

• Magnetism and electricity

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Seismic waves measure:

• Temperature changes

• Earth's magnetic field

• Vibrations in the Earth

• Atmospheric pressure

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Identify the seismic wave that can ONLY travel through solid rock.

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• Rayleigh wave

If an object SINKS, what does that tell you about its density?

• Its density is greater than the fluid it is in.

• Its density is less than the fluid it is in.

• Its density is equal to the fluid it is in.

• Density does not affect sinking.

Where does thermal convection occur?

• In the atmosphere

• In the ocean

• In the Earth's mantle

• In a vacuum

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Describe subduction.

• The process of one tectonic plate moving under another

• The formation of new oceanic crust

• The movement of tectonic plates away from each other

• The erosion of land by water

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Out of oceanic and continental crusts, which one is more dense?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

The continental crust is primarily composed of which type of rock?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Sandstone

• Limestone