Earth's Layers

What layer is the hottest?

• Core
• Crust
• Mantle

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Lithosphere

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust
• oceanic crust, continental crust
• water,land
• none of the above 

If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?

• Both the temperature and pressure increase.
• Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
• The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
• The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Identify each layer - #15.

• Lithosphere
• Mantle
• Crust
• Asthenosphere

Identify each layer - #19.

• mantle
• lithosphere
• inner core
• outer core

Identify each layer - #20.

• mantle
• asthenosphere
• inner core
• outer core

What Layer is 3?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes
• Seismic Waves
• Continental Drift
• Convection Currents

This layer is 67% of Earth's mass, and is the layer between the crust and the core

• Mantle
• Asthenosphere
• Oceanic Crust
• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1