Earth Layers Quiz Review

The type of rock found in the continental crust.

• Magma

• Granite

• Obsidian

• Basalt

Soft layer of mantle; rock layer that bends like plastic.

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lower Mantle

The outermost layer of the Earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

As you travel from the crust to the core, temperature and ___________ increases

• Air

• Pressure

• Oxygen

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Layer of Earth that is made of the upper mantle and crust.

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lower Mantle/Mesosphere

• Core

Forces that tear down or break down the geosphere are called

• Constructive Forces

• Destructive Forces

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The parts of Earth that contain living organisms

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

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The only liquid layer of Earth

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The type of rock found in the Oceanic Crust

• Obsidian

• Granite

• Basalt

• Coal

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What scientific principle causes the different layers of the Earth?

• Gravity

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Density

• Aerodynamics

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