Layers of the Earth

What is the name of the two types of crust?

• Oceanic

• Mantle

• Layered

• Continental

• Mountainous

This layer of the earth makes up about 85% of the earth's total weight and is what the crust floats on.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The crust and upper mantle together are called what?

• Atmosphere

• Outersphere

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

What is the Moho?

• Layer below the crust.

• Boundary between crust and mantle.

• Boundary between oceanic crust and continental crust.

• A type of crust.

This layer is the coolest layer.

• crust

• mantle

• core

What happens to the temperature the closer you get to the core?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

• It goes up and down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which crust is thicker

• oceanic

• continental

• bread

• pizza

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

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

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

• Part of the mantle
• Crust, mantle, Core
• Crust and upper mantle
• Only the crust