Layers of the Earth

The core is composed primarily of what elements?

• silicon and oxygen

• iron and nickel

• basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which layer of Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic field?

• lithosphere

• mantle

• outer core

What is the upper portion of the mantle which the plates float and move?

• the lithosphere

• the asthenospere

• the outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the diagram, which layer of the Earth is colored orange?

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In the diagram, which layer of the Earth is colored yellow?

• outer core

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

In the diagram, which layer of the Earth is colored red?

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

In the diagram, which layer of the Earth is brown (first line)?

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

Compared to the Earth's crust, rocks in the mantle are more

• dense

• gradular

• mineral rich

• porous

Which of these statements about the Earth's crust is true?

• a layer of solid rock that remains the same throughout time

• includes the continents but not the oceans

• a changing, moving surface with the same thickness everywhere

• a system of large masses called plates that slowly move together or apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is composed of the bottom of the crust and upper part of the mantle?

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• mantle