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EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+.
seismic waves - (answers)Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy
released during an earthquake.
crust - (answers)the outer layer of the Earth
mantle - (answers)the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
lithosphere - (answers)the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust
and the rigid upper part of the mantle
asthenosphere - (answers)the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere
floats
basalt - (answers)a rock that makes up much of the ocean floor
granite - (answers)a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust
outer core - (answers)a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner
core of Earth
inner core - (answers)a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
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radiation - (answers)the transfer of energy through space
conduction - (answers)the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another
substance that it is touching
convection - (answers)the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
density - (answers)the amount of matter in a given space
convection current - (answers)the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in
temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
continental drift - (answers)the hypothesis that states that the continents once
formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
Pangaea - (answers)large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the
continents joined together
fossil - (answers)the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed
in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
mid-ocean ridge - (answers)An underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor
is formed
EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+.
seismic waves - (answers)Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy
released during an earthquake.
crust - (answers)the outer layer of the Earth
mantle - (answers)the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
lithosphere - (answers)the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust
and the rigid upper part of the mantle
asthenosphere - (answers)the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere
floats
basalt - (answers)a rock that makes up much of the ocean floor
granite - (answers)a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust
outer core - (answers)a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner
core of Earth
inner core - (answers)a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
, 2
radiation - (answers)the transfer of energy through space
conduction - (answers)the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another
substance that it is touching
convection - (answers)the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
density - (answers)the amount of matter in a given space
convection current - (answers)the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in
temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
continental drift - (answers)the hypothesis that states that the continents once
formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
Pangaea - (answers)large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the
continents joined together
fossil - (answers)the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed
in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
mid-ocean ridge - (answers)An underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor
is formed
