Earth Cycle Review + Layers of the Earth

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

• The would all increase
• The would all decrease.
• Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout
• Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust
• the mantle
• the outer core
• the inner core

What is the core made of?

• steel
• iron 
• aluminum
• iron and nickel

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What describes the outer core?

• solid
• liquid
• viscous
• gas

Match the following words with their definitions.

• contains thick liquid, plates move here

• LITHOSPHERE

• broken into tectonic plates

• CORE

• middle part of the Earth

• CRUST

• part of the Earth we walk on

• MANTLE

• made of up iron and nickel; size of Mars

• ASTHENOSPHERE

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

The asthenosphere makes up the?

• Upper portion of the mantel
• The lower portion of the crust
• Just the Athenosphere

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

• Athenosphere & Crust

• Crust & Upper Mantle

• Mantel & Asthenosphere