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Clues about something that cannot be seen directly are called |
| | A) | incomplete evidence |
| | B) | direct evidence |
| | C) | indirect evidence |
| | D) | indirect examination |
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Which of the following is NOT an example of direct evidence that scientists might use to learn about Earth's inner layers? |
| | A) | Earthquake waves |
| | B) | Rock samples from volcanoes |
| | C) | Rocks from various mountain ranges |
| | D) | Samples from under the ocean floor |
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On a science test, one question asks you to list the layers of Earth in order from the outside to the inside. Which of the following is the correct list? |
| | A) | Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust |
| | B) | Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle |
| | C) | Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. |
| | D) | Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core |
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The boundary separating the crust from the mantle is called |
| | A) | the oceanic crust |
| | B) | the continental crust |
| | C) | the Mojave |
| | D) | the Moho |
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What do scientists call the part of Earth we live on? |
| | A) | Lithosphere |
| | B) | Geosphere |
| | C) | Asthenosphere |
| | D) | Ionosphere |
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The plates of Earth's crust form a layer similar to |
| | A) | the Moho |
| | B) | a jigsaw puzzle |
| | C) | the asthenosphere |
| | D) | a model |
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The movement produced by the rising of a warm material and the sinking of a cool material is called |
| | A) | an oceanic current |
| | B) | a conventional current |
| | C) | a convection current |
| | D) | a magnetic current |
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The movement of Earth's plates results in the formation of |
| | A) | volcanoes, earthquakes, and oceans |
| | B) | the inner core, the outer core, and the mantle |
| | C) | convection currents |
| | D) | earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes |
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During an orienteering exercise at school, you are asked to use a compass. You observe the compass needle pointing toward the north and remember that you are seeing evidence of |
| | A) | the Geographic North Pole |
| | B) | Earth's magnetic field |
| | C) | magnetic convection currents |
| | D) | cosmic rays |
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A _________ is a region of force around a magnet. |
| | A) | Geographic North Pole |
| | B) | continental crust |
| | C) | magnetic field |
| | D) | convection current |
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