Layers of Earth Practice

Part of the crust that is most dense

• Continental

• Oceanic

• Mountain

• Rift

Part of the crust that is least dense

• Continental

• Oceanic

• Mountain

• Rift

Outermost layer of the earth

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

Crust primarily made of basalt

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Rift

• Mantle

Crust primarily made of granite

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Rift

• Mantle

Middle layer of the Earth; contains convection currents that shift rock

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

Solid, center most layer made of iron

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

Which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core

Which is the layer that flows slowly within the Earth? (like asphalt)

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core

Middle layer of the Earth

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core