Layers of the Earth

​Layers of the Earth

By Mr. Heideman-Carpenter

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

• outer core
• crust
• mantle
• inner core

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This zone is rigid and solid. It contains the crust and the upper mantle

• Lithosphere
• Mesosphere
• atmosphere

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

What is area 4 called?

• Crust

• Asthenosphere

• The Ocean

• Lithosphere

Multiple Choice

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

• Crust
• Core
• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

What is area 5 ?

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Outer Core

Multiple Choice

What is area 7?

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Mesosphere

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The part of the crust that is thin, dense, young, and made of Basalt is known as the?

• Continental crust
• Mantle
• Granite crust
• Oceanic crust

Multiple Choice

Which Plate is # 2?

• Paper Plate

• Australian Plate

• African Plate

• Pacific Plate

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Which Plate is # 8?

• Dinner Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

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Which Plate is # 7

• African Plate

• South American Plate

• Steel Plate

• Antarctic Plate

Multiple Choice

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Multiple Choice

Which area of earth is solid, hot, and is beneath the asthenosphere?

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

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Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the lithosphere?

• The lithosphere is mostly liquid, with some medium-density materials, such as silicon.

• The lithosphere is more plastic and flows slowly compared to the solid crust of Earth.

• The lithosphere includes the core and the lower portion of the mantle.

• The lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which is sold and rigid.

Multiple Choice

Earth’s crust can only be____________ or _______________.

• Volcanic & Seismic

• Oceanic & Continental

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As you travel from the crust to the core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

• They would all increase

• They would all decrease.

• Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

• Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

Multiple Choice

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

• Athenosphere & Crust

• Crust & Upper Mantle

• Mantel & Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

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The lithosphere is ______ and the asthenosphere is _______.

• both brittle

• brittle, plastic/flexible

• plastic/flexible, brittle

• both plastic/flexible

Multiple Choice

The inner core is a...

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Multiple Choice

Which layer is best described as liquid iron and nickel?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents chemical layers of Earth?

• core, mantle, crust

• core, mantle, lithosphere

• inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere

• inner core, outer core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents physical layers of Earth?

• core, mantle, crust

• core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

• inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere

• inner core, outer core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust