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Which parts of the Earth are contained in the lithosphere?
Both the inner and outer core.
The outer core and lower mantle.
The upper mantle and the crust.
The lower mantle and the crust.
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What is the cause of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains on Earth?
Movements in the outer core.
Convection currents in the crust.
Sinking of the oceanic crust.
Convection currents in the mantle.
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How are mantle plumes and hot spots related?
Hot spots erupt and form mantle plumes.
Mantle plumes rise & break through the crust, make hot spots
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Hot spot is another word for mantle plume.
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Why is rain not part of the atmosphere?
Because it is part of the geosphere.
Because it is part of the biosphere.
Because it is part of the hydrosphere.
Because it moves between spheres.
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Why are plants and animals part of the biosphere?
Because they live on the ground.
Because they can travel in the air.
Because all living things are part of the biosphere.
Because they can migrate.
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How does the inner core differ from the outer core?
The inner core is made of iron the outer core is lithium
The inner core is solid, while the outer core is liquid.
The inner core is characterized by plasticity.
The inner core is very cold while the outer core is very hot
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Which of these is part of the Earth's lithosphere?
Core
Hydrosphere
Crust
Liquid Mantle
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What happens to P waves when they reach the outer core?
They speed up because it is solid.
They speed up because it is liquid.
They slow down because it is solid.
They slow down because it is liquid.
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Which is NOT one of Earth's four spheres?
The hydrosphere
The troposphere
The biosphere
The geosphere
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trap
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gold
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Why can both P and S waves travel through the mantle?
Parts of the mantle are solid and other parts are liquid.
The mantle is not very far below the Earth's surface.
The mantle is a liquid.
The mantle is a solid.
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The interior of the Earth is part of which sphere?
The geosphere
The atmosphere
The biosphere
The hydrosphere
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Which of Earth's interior layers is liquid iron?
The inner core
The outer core
None are liquid
The mantle
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We look up in the sky and see a cloud. Which sphere is this cloud in?
Both the hydrosphere and atmosphere
The hydrosphere only
The geosphere only
The atmosphere only
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