layers of the earth review

Which layer of the earth is under the highest pressure?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Athenosphere
• Crust

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases
• Increases

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

Less dense materials rise to the top.

• True
• False

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core