Earth's Layers

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called?

• Mantle

• Innercore

• Outercore

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle 
• outer core

What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the  crust and upper mantle called?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• continental crust

Is the outer core a liquid or solid?

• liquid
• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases
• decreases 
• goes up or down depending on the layer
• stays the same

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?

• asthenosphere
• crust
• lithosphere
• inner core

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust
• oceanic crust, continental crust
• water,land
• none of the above