Unit 5 - Layers of the Earth - Quiz

Imagine you could drill a hole all the way to the center of the Earth. Assuming that you drill the same speed the entire way, which layer would take the longest to drill through?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Compared to the Earth's crust, the Mantle is ____

• Less dense and hotter

• Less dense and cooler

• More dense and hotter

• More dense and cooler

The order of the layers from the inside of the Earth outwards is:

• mantle, crust, core

• core, mantle, crust.

• core, crust, mantle.

• mantle, core, crust.

Which layer is Earth's thickest layer?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

As depth beneath Earth's surface increases, temperature and pressure

• Both increase

• Both decrease

• approach zero

• stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Inner Core

• Lithosphere

• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

What letter identifies the outer core?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What letter identifies the inner core?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What letter identifies the crust?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

You and your friends are taking a journey through the layers of the Earth. You and your friends notice one characteristic that isn’t directly related to the depth of the layers. Which characteristic is that?

• Temperature

• Thickness

• Density

• Pressure