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The Earth's Layers

Authored by Shawnee Harrigan

Science

7th - 8th Grade

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The Earth's Layers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to pressure the further you get into the Earth?

Pressure decreases

Pressure stays the same

Pressure increases

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the temperature as you go from the mantle to the outer outer core?

Temperature increases

Temperature decreases

Temperature stays the same

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer is probably the hottest?

Crust

Upper mantle

Lower mantle

Outer core

Inner core

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which layer of Earth do convection currents occur in?

Mesosphere

Outer core

Mantle

Crust

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of a convection current?

Heat moving from areas of high temperatures to areas of low temperatures

Heat moving from areas of low temperatures to areas of high temperatures

Heat staying in the same spot consistently

Heat travelling in a square patter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The crust is made of two sub-types of crust, what are they?

Continental and Dry

Continental and Oceanic

Oceanic and Dense

Oceanic and Metazoic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer on Earth is described as plastic and slow-flowing?

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

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