Layers of Earth Remix

Which layer is made of “flowing” solid rock (thick clay or pudding)

• Crust

• Outer core

• Mantle

• inner core

Which layer is made (mostly) of LIQUID iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

Sally is researching the difference that exist in each layer of the Earth. Which of the following best describes Earth’s crust?

• Solid, Rocky

• Semisolid, convecting

• Liquid, metallic

• Dense, extremely hot

The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

This is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, made up of two parts, is divided into pieces call tectonic plates.

• Inner core

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Outer core

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Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• inner core

Which layer of Earth is the THICKEST?

• CRUST

• OUTer core

• mantle

• inner core

Which layer is the hottest

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

Which Layer is the coolest?

• The crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Nickel and Iron

• Oxygen and Silicon

• Iron and Magnesium

• Silicon and Iron