Inside the Earth

The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth from the surface to the core is called the _____.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Hot, melted, liquid rock above Earth's surface is called ______

• Lava

• Magma

• Molten Rock

• Igneous

Hot, melted, liquid rock under Earth's surface ("underground") is called ______.

• igneous

• lava

• magma

• molten rock

The layering system that is based on the type of material each layer is made from is called the compositional or _____ layers.

• chemical

• mechanical

• physical

• structural

Name the chemical layer labeled #1.

• core

• crust

• lithosphere

• mantle

• mesosphere

Name the chemical layer labeled #2.

• core

• crust

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• mantle

Name the chemical layer labeled #3.

• core

• crust

• lithosphere

• mantle

• asthenosphere

What type of material is the crust mostly made from?

• heavy rock

• lightweight rock

• metal

• soil

What type of material is the mantle mostly made from?

• heavy rock

• lightweight rock

• magma

• metal

What type of material is the core mostly made from?

• heavy rock

• lightweight rock

• magma

• metal