Earth's Layers Quiz

What is the correct order from outermost to innermost?

• Inner Core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust

• Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

• Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Inner Core?

• It is solid metal.

• It is the hottest layer of Earth.

• It is the most dense layer.

• It is liquid metal.

Which of the following IS TRUE about the Outer Core?

• It is liquid metal (iron and nickel).

• It is solid metal (iron and nickel).

• Convection currents that move the crust happen here.

• It is part of the Asthenosphere.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Mantle?

• It is an amorphous solid (not truly a liquid or a solid).

• It is a solid.

• Convection currents that move the crust happen here.

• The upper mantle is part of the Lithosphere.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Crust?

• It is a solid that is broken into pieces called plates.

• It is the coolest layer of Earth.

• It is the least dense layer of Earth.

• It is made of metal.

What is the Lithosphere?

• The Lithosphere is the crust.

• The Lithosphere is the sphere of earth containing soil.

• The Lithosphere is the crust and upper layer of the mantle.

• The Lithosphere is the mantle.

What forms when 2 Oceanic Plates of different densities converge?

• Subduction creates trenches and volcanic island arcs.

• Mountain ranges form in the ocean.

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What forms when 2 Oceanic Plates of similar densities converge?

• Subduction creates trenches and volcanic island arcs.

• Mountain ranges form in the ocean.

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What forms when an ocean plate and continental plate converge?

• Subduction creates volcanic mountain ranges.

• Seafloor Spreading

• Rift Valleys

• Subduction creates volcanic island arcs.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What forms when continental crust converges with continental crust?

• Folded Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Rift Valleys

• Islands

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1