Unit 3 Review - Planet Earth

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which layer is the HOTTEST?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What state of matter is the inner core?

• Solid

• Solid but flexible

• Liquid

Which of the following represents physical layers of Earth?

• core, mantle, crust

• core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

• inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere

• inner core, outer core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

Which layer is best described as liquid iron and nickel?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The lithosphere is ______ and the asthenosphere is _______.

• both brittle

• brittle, plastic/flexible

• plastic/flexible, brittle

• both plastic/flexible

Which layer exists as a collection of tectonic plates?

• asthenosphere

• mantle

• lithosphere

• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convection currents in the ______ create Earth's magnetic field.

• asthenosphere

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

This zone is rigid and solid. It contains the crust and the upper mantle

• Lithosphere
• Mesosphere
• atmosphere

• Asthenosphere

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

• Crust
• Core
• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3