Quiz #1 Earth's Layers

What layer of Earth do we live on?

• Crust
• Core
• Mantle

True or False: 
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.

• True
• False

Convection Currents are created by ___________.

• ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

• chemical reactions between the elements with in the layers.

• uneven heating within the Earth's layers.

• the collision of atoms within the Earth's layers.

Which layer of the Earth contains the convection current?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Oceanic Crust

• Outer Core

The Earth's crust is divided into which 2 categories?

• Upper Crust and Lower Crust

• Inner Crust and Outer Crust

• Mountain Crust and Valley Crust

• Eastern Crust and Western Crust

• Continental Crust and Oceanic Crust

Use the image provided to answer the following question. According to the diagram, which heat transfer process is mainly responsible for the movement of plates?

• Radiation Current

• Oceanic Current

• Convection Current

• Conduction Current

• Seismic Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?

• The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
• The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
• The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere. 
• The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?

• it remains the same
• it increases then decreases
• it increases
• it decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer is represented by the yellow layer?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust