Layers of the Earth Checkpoint

Front

How many layers does Earth have?

Back

4

Front

What is the thinnest layer? Options: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Back

Crust

Front

What is the hottest layer?

Back

Inner Core

Front

Which layer is the only liquid layer?

Back

Outer Core

Front

The Lithosphere is made up of the ___________.
Options: Crust and Upper Mantle, Inner and Outer Cores, Outer Core and Lower Mantle, Lower and Middle Mantle

Back

Crust and Upper Mantle

Front

Convection currents

Back

the cycle of heated rock or metal rising, and cooling rock or metal falling.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the Asthenosphere?

Back

an elastic substance on which the tectonic plates float.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

If we can't travel to the center of the Earth, how do we know so much about it?

Back

Seismic waves, made by earthquakes and man-made explosions

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Front

Which layer of the Earth is shown in YELLOW? Options: Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

Back

Mantle

Front

Which layer of the Earth is shown in BROWN? Options: Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

Back

Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1