Layers of the Earth Practice

The top layer of the Earth is.....

• mantle

• crust

• core

• asthenosphere

The liquid layer at the center of the Earth is.....

• lithosphere

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The upper mantle and lower mantle stay solid because of the intense __________ at that layer.

• temperature

• pressure

• gravity

• lithosphere

The core is different from the other layers of the Earth because it is made of......

• metal

• solid rock

• magma

• melted rock

The crust that is underneath the ocean is ___________ crust.

• continental

• water

• land

• oceanic

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers of the Earth?

• upper mantle and lower mantle

• upper mantle and crust

• core and mantle

• crust and uppermost mantle

Which layer is the thinnest, least dense and most brittle?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

The liquid portion of the mantle is the........

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

What part of the crust is located under the continents?

• mantle

• oceanic crust

• mid ocean ridge

• continental crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What term is used to describe the continuous heating and cooling of magma within the mantle?

• ocean currents

• conduction currents

• mid ocean ridge

• convection currents