Geosphere 7th grade

What are the main layers of the geosphere?

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, atmosphere

• crust, mantle, core

• outside, middle, inside

The lithosphere is made of the _____ and the uppermost part of the ________

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of the Earth is the densest?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The Geosphere is made of what?

• rocks, water and air

• soil, plants, water

• rocks, minerals, soil

• minerals, granite, gabbbro

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which describes the INNER CORE?

• made of solid iron and nickel

• made of liquid iron and nickel

• made of molten rock

• made of solid rock

Which describes the OUTER CORE?

• made of solid iron and nickel

• made of liquid iron and nickel

• made of molten rock

• made of solid rock

Which describes the mantle?

• made of solid iron and nickel

• made of liquid iron and nickel

• made of liquid magnesium and iron silicates

• made of solid magnesium and iron silicates

______ are the building blocks for soil, rocks and metals in the geosphere

• silicates

• minerals

• vitamins

The two types of crust are_________

• thin and thick

• liquid and solid

• continental and oceanic

Continental crust is ________ than Oceanic crust

• Thinner and more dense

• Thinner and less dense

• Thicker and more dense

• Thicker and less dense