Earth Science Review

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

Which of these two layers is a solid?

• innercore
• Outercore

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Innercore
• Outercore
• Crust

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases
• decreases 
• goes up or down depending on the layer
• stays the same

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

The deeper into Earth you go the...

• greater the pressure
• less pressure
• pressure remains the same

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth
• ocean tides
• convection currents in the mantle
• the moon's gravity

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Athenosphere
• Crust

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core