The Dynamic Earth Vocab Quiz

What is the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth called?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which portion of the crust contains the continents?

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

What is the layer of rock between Earth's crust and core called?

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle called?

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Lithosphere

What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move called?

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

What is the portion of the mantle below the asthenosphere which reaches to the outer core called?

• Upper mantle

• Lower mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What is the portion of Earth's core that is molten metal called?

• Upper mantle

• Inner core

• Lower mantle

• Outer core

What is the chemical make-up of a substance called?

• Molten

• Magnetic field

• Composition

• Convection currents

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the field of magnetism around Earth that is set up by the spinning outer core called?

• Convection currents

• Molten

• Composition

• Magnetic field

What is the circulation of liquid or gases caused by differences in density called?

• Magnetic field

• Composition

• Convection currents

• Density