Unit 1: Earth's Interior Review

What is the what layers of the Earth makes up the Lithosphere?

• Upper Mantle

• Center Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

What causes the plates to move inside the earth?

• Pressure

• Convection Currents

• Time

• Heat

Why do Earth's plates move?

• because of tornadoes and hurricanes

• because of Earth spinning on its axis

• because of Earth orbiting the sun

• because of molten rock heating and cooling within the mantle

Identify A

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

Which layer of earth is molten (liquid metal)?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• lithosphere

Which of the following increases as depth increases into the Earth? (choose all that apply)

• time

• Pressure

• temperature

• density

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

Which layer of the earth is completely Liquid?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

Identify C

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

s waves are also known as....

• shear waves or secondary waves

• partial waves or primary waves

• compression waves or primary waves

• surface waves