Unit 2: Earths Layers Quiz

Why is the Inner Core solid?

• Extreme Heat
• High Pressure
• All the layers are solid
• It's made of rock

Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

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

• Asthenosphere
• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Mesosphere

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

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and 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

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

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

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

• Athenosphere & Crust

• Crust & Upper Mantle

• Mantle & Athenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

• 4, 3, 2, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 3, 4, 2, 1, 
• 4, 3, 1, 2

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2