Earth's Layers Quiz

There are five main layers of Earth.

• True

• False

The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.

• True

• False

The outer core of the Earth is solid.

• True

• False

The crust is the thinnest of Earth's layers.

• True

• False

The physical state of each of the Earth's layers are determined by _______.

• magnetism

• the amount of oxygen present

• heat and pressure

• the number of people living above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The crust and top of the upper mantle is made of solid rock and called the _______.

• hemisphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The middle layer of the Earth, which contains layers of solid rock and a layer of almost melted rock, is called the _______.

• crust

• mantle

• core

• tectonic plate

What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?

• core

• mantle

• crust

• biosphere

The nutrient-rich layer, or horizon, of soil at the Earth's surface is called _______.

• topsoil

• broken-down bedrock

• subsoil

• rock

A scientific theory that the Earth's crust is made up of moving plates is called _______.

• plate tectonics

• continental theory

• fault theory

• topography

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3