Layers of Earth

You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Oxygen and Silicon
• Silicon and Magnesium
• Nickel and Iron
• Iron and Magnesium

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What are the two types of crust?

• Continental and Landforms

• Oceanic and Mountains

• Mountains and Landforms

• Oceanic and Continental

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying __________

•  radio waves
• sonar waves
• laser waves
• seismic waves

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This layer contains most of Earth's mass. (NOTE: This does not mean it is the most dense!)

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

• Part of the upper mantle
• Crust, mantle, Core
• Crust and upper mantle
• Only the crust

Why is the inner core made of solid metal?

• Because it is so hot it turns from liquid to solid
• Because of the weight of the crust
• Because of it's temperature
• Because of the pressure of the other layers beating down on it

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Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?

• Mesosphere
• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

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