Science Quiz

Identify each layer - #20.

• mantle
• asthenosphere
• inner core
• outer core

Identify each layer - #15.

• Lithosphere
• Mantle
• Crust
• Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move

• Asthenosphere
• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Mesosphere

The core is made-up of what two elements?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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

• mantle
• inner core
• crust
• outer core

The thickest layer of the earth is the 

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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-ESS2-3

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

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

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

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