Layer's of the Earth

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Athenosphere
• Crust

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust down into the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust down into the inner core?

• Decreases
• Increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

This layer of Earth is the thickest?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes
• Seismic Waves
• Continental Drift
• Convection Currents

Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Which layer of Earth is LIQUID iron and nickel?

• upper mantle
• lower mantle
• outer core
• inner core