Density/Layers review

The outermost (top) solid layer of the Earth is called the

• upper mantle

• outer core

• inner core

• crust

• lower mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The layer that lies beneath the lower mantle and surrounds the inner core.

• upper mantle

• outer core

• inner core

• crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth..

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

• crust

Which layer has the highest density (most dense)?

• Crust

• Lower and Upper Mantle

• Inner Core

• All the layers have the same density

• Outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What layer is the thinnest?

• Crust

• Upper and Lower Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same throughout all the layers

What is the core made of?

• steel
• iron 
• aluminum
• iron and nickel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which material is more dense?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which picture shows material that is the least dense?

• The picture of the left

• The picture on the right

Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust?

• true

• false