Layers of the Earth

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental
• oceanic
• plates
• mantle

What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?

• Lithosphere
• Mantle
• Asthenosphere
• crust

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

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

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

• Decreases
• Increases
• Nothing

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• outer core
• inner core
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust

• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Lithosphere
• Transosphere

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Reform

California, Japan, Chile, Nepal, and India have all experienced earthquakes before. What type of plate boundary must be near

• Reform
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform