Earths Layers and Plate Tectonics Review

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?

• asthenosphere
• crust
• lithosphere
• inner core

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

• Oceanic and Crustatious Crust
• Oceanic and Continental Crust
• Optic and Continental Crust

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases
• decreases 
• goes up or down depending on the layer
• stays the same

The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

• Lithosphere
• Mesosphere
• Mantle
• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The thickest layer of the earth is the 

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?

• mantle
• inner core
• crust
• outer core

The core is made-up of what two elements?

• iron and nickel
• iron and oxygen
• nickel and silicon
• oxygen and silicon

Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

Which two layers of earth are in the Lithosphere?

• Core and Mantle

• Mantle and Crust

• Outer core and Inner core

• Asthenosphere and core