Plate Tectonic Test Review

What are the structural layers of the Earth?

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

• crust, mantle, core

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, core

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

What are the Compositional layers of the Earth?

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

• crust, mantle, core

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, core

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

Which layers of the Earth are rigid?

• crust and core

• lower mantle and asthenosphere

• crust and upper mantle

• inner and outer core

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

What is the core made of?

• Silicon (Si), Aluminium (Al), and Oxygen (O)

• Silicon (Si), Iron (Fe), and Magnesium (Mg)

• Iron (Fe) and Nickel (Ni)

• Silicon (Si), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), and Nickel (Ni)

What happens to the density as you move from the center of the earth outward?

• It becomes more dense.

• It becomes less dense.

• It becomes hotter.

• The pressure increases.

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

• Temperature increases as you go deeper into the Earth.

• Temperature decreases as you go deeper into the Earth.

• Temperature does not change as you go deeper into the Earth.

Which of Earth's layers is the thinnest?

• inner core

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

Which of Earth's layers are plastic like (not liquid or solid)?

• lithosphere and inner core

• outer core only

• asthenosphere and mesosphere

• mesosphere only

What is NOT a piece of evidence that supports continental drift?

• magnetic reversals

• fossils

• glaciers

• mountains

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5