Unit 6 Earths Layers, Rock cycle and Plate Tectonics

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

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust

• inner core

• mantle 

• outer core

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down depending on the layer

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The hottest layer

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The coolest layer

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The thinest layer

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The thickest layer

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The least dense layer

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core