The Layers of Earth's Interior Review

What happens to temperature, pressure, and density as you go deeper towards the Earth's interior?

• they increase

• they decrease

• they remain the same

• the increase and decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which interior layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What causes the inner core to be solid despite the extreme temperature at the depth in which it found?

• Extremely high pressure

• Extremely low temperature

• Extremely high temperature

• This is false, because the inner core is liquid.

Which layer of the Earth is also referred to as the "rocky sphere" because it is solid outermost layer of the Earth?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Mesosphere

15. This layer exhibits plastic-like behavior, the ability to flow, and it causes the layer above it to move. Which is this layer that is also referred to as the "weak sphere"?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Mesosphere

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 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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Identify C

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1