Earth Layers/Plate Tectonics

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

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

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle 
• outer core

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

Which layer of the earth is rock made mostly of iron?

• Lithosphere
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle

What part of the earth is a layer of rock that comprises 67% of Earth’s mass?

• mesosphere
• mantle
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere

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 type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary