Earth's Interior layers

What is the correct order of Earth's Layers, starting from the surface, going toward the center?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

P waves move through____

• Solids only.

• Liquids only.

• Solids and liquids.

• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

S waves move through ______________

• Solids only.

• Liquids only.

• Solids and liquids.

• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What creates the magnetic field around the Earth?

• The Earth spinning on its axis

• Seismic waves

• The solid outer core spinning around the liquid inner core

• The liquid outer core spinning around the solid inner core

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest at about 1802 miles (2900 km) and makes up about 84% of Earth's total volume?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The deeper into Earth you go the...

• the pressure increases

• the pressure decreases

• the pressure remains the same

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's

• continents

• lithosphere

• mantle

• inner core

Which layer of Earth is LIQUID?

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• inner core

• outer core

What are the two kinds of crust?

• lithospheric and asthenospheric

• silicon based and iron based

• continental and oceanic

• outer and inner