Earth's Structure Brainpop Quiz- Miss Seay

What are earth's three main layers?

• a. Core, mantle, and surface

• b. Core, mantle, and crust

• c. Inner core, outer core, and mantle

• d. Upper mantle, lower mantle, and crust

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What do earthquake waves have in common with other waves?

• a. They travel at the same speed as light waves

• b. They carry the same amount of energy as sound waves

• c. They bend when they travel through different materials

• d. They have the same wavelength as radio waves

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3. Where is the earth's crust the thickest?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• North Pole

• South Pole

Which word best characterizes the lower mantle?

• a. Scalding

• b. Cool

• c. Molten

• d. Lukewarm

How deep would you have to drill to reach the center of the earth?

• a. About 60,000 kilometers

• b. About 600,000 kilometers

• c. About 600 kilometers

• d. About 6,000 kilometers

What effect does the spinning of the earth's core have?

• a. It creates gravity

• b. It creates matter

• c. It creates mass

• d. It creates the earth's magnetic field

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Which of the following statements about the Earth's inner core is true?

• a. It's mostly made of iron

• b. It's mostly made of nickel

• c. It's mostly made of cadmium

• d. It's mostly made of magnesium

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What is the only entirely liquid layer of the earth?

• a. The upper mantle

• b. The outer core

• c. The inner core

• d. The lower mantle

Which of the following statements is an opinion about the mantle?

• a. It makes up the bulk of the earth's mass

• b. Heat churns through it

• c. It contains iron, silicon, magnesium, and oxygen

• d. It is the most important layer of the earth

If the earth's mantle were completely solid, __________ plates could not move around.

• a. Tectonic

• b. Technical

• c. Titanic

• d. Agnostic

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