Layers, Minerals, Rock Review Quiz

What is the outermost layer of earth?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

Which layer is made of solid iron & nickel?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

What is the outer core made of?

• solid rock
• solid metal
• melted rock
• melted metal

Which layer has the coolest temperatures?

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• crust

Which layer has the hottest temperatures?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer is the least dense?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

What kind of crust do we live on?

• oceanic crust
• continental crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which compositional layer is represented by the yellow layer?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?

• it remains the same
• it increases then decreases
• it increases
• it decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3