Layers of the Earth

The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Inner Core

The liquid, outer shell of Earth's core

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Crust

The solid Layer of Earth between the crust and the core

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

The sphere of solid nickel and iron at Earth's center

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What distinguishes the different layers of the Earth?

• the properties of the layers

• the amount of the layers

• the number of layers

The lithosphere is broken in pieces called -

• Earthquake plates

• Fault plates

• Tectonic plates

The crust and mantle are composed of primarily -

• the elements oxygen and silicon

• noble gases

• the elements hydrogen and iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The asthenosphere "floats" or moves around on top of the lithosphere.

• True

• False

The lithosphere is made of -

• liquid iron and nickel

• molten rock

• solid rock

The core of the Earth is made up of -

• nickel and cobalt

• very dense iron and nickel

• not dense iron only