3.1 Earth's Interior

3.1 Earth's Interior

8th Grade

10 Qs

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3.1 Earth's Interior

3.1 Earth's Interior

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nathan Morrison

Used 58+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

Mantle

Crust

Inner Core

Outer Core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of Earth is composed of hot, solid material and lies between the crust and the core?

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Mantle

Outer Core

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth called?

Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantle

Crust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of Earth is made up of molten iron and nickel and surrounds the inner core?

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

Lithosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust called?

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Inner Core

Outer Core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the mantle is soft and allows tectonic plates to move on it?

Lithosphere

Crust

Asthenosphere

Inner Core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake called?

Seismic Waves

Tectonic Plates

Mantle Waves

Core Vibrations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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