environmental midterm study guide unit 2

Which layer is made of the most solid rock?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

Which layer is made of solid iron & nickel?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

What is the outer core made of?

• solid rock
• solid metal
• melted rock
• melted metal

Which compositional layer is the least dense?

• inner core

• lithosphere

• mantle

• crust

Which statement is true about oceanic crust?

• It is made of melted rock.
• It is the thinner than continental crust.
• It is thicker than continental crust.
• It is made of liquid metal.

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Which layer causes the earth's magnetic field?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

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What kind of crust do we live on?

• oceanic crust
• continental crust

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Which statement is correct?

• As you move up through the layers, the pressure increases.
• As you move down through the layers pressure increases.
• As you move down through the layers, pressure decreases.
• As you move up down through the layers, pressure remains the same.

What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?

• it remains the same
• it increases then decreases
• it increases
• it decreases

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The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

• crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust