Inside the Earth Section 1.1

What is the core made of?

• steel

• magnesium

• aluminum

• iron

What describes the outer core?

• solid
• liquid
• viscous
• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Why is the inner core solid?

• its unknown
• what it's made of
• the pressure
• it is colder than the outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases
• Increases
• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Identify layer  #20.

• mantle
• pizza crust
• inner core
• outer core

The Earth's inner core is 

• a layer of hot rock
• a dense ball of solid metal
• a layer of molten metal
• part of Earth's outer skin

The Earth's mantle is

• a layer of molten metal
• a layer of hot rock
• a dense ball of solid metal
• forms the Earth's crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust