Earth's Interior

Which layer is hottest?

• Crust
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What makes the inner core solid?

• Metals in the core are very light.
• Pressure at the core is very high.
• Chemicals in the core are very reactive.
• Temperatures in the core are very low.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer contains BOTH the upper mantle and the crust?

• lithosphere
• atmosphere
• mesosphere
• athensosphere

Which layer is MOST dense?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

What creates the magnetic field around the Earth?

• The Earth spinning on its axis
• The liquid outer core spinning around the solid inner core
• The solid outer core spinning around the liquid inner core
• Seismic waves

What is the inner most layer of Earth?

• core
• outer core
• inner core
• asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is solid and why?

• The inner core is solid because of movement of the outer core.
• The inner core is solid because of the freezing temperatures.
• The inner core is solid because of the extreme pressure from the other layers.
• The outer core is solid because of the extreme pressure from the other layers.

Which layer is plastic and has the consistency of silly putty allowing movement?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of Earth is about 6 miles (10 km) thick below the oceans and 25 miles (40 km) thick below the continents?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of Earth has a temperature of up to 13000⁰ F and is hotter than the sun's surface?

• crust 
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5