Earth shape and processes

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

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

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

What is the deepest layer of the Earth?

• The outer core

• The mantle

• The inner core

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

The crust is broken into many large pieces called _________ plates.

Match the following

• rock made of magma or lava that has cool

• Molten

• rock formed from igneous or sediment

• Metamorphic Rocks

• liquefied by heat

• Fossil

• rock made of sediment compacted together

• Sedimentary Rocks

• The preserved remains of organisms

• Igneous Rocks

What is an example of a process that helps shape Earth’s surface?

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Plate Movements

• All the answers are correct

Match

• the size or extent of an earthquake

• Sediment

• small pieces of rock or other hard mater

• Seismic
• Is related to vibration of Earth

• Magnitude is

Geologists who study earthquakes measure their strength on a scale of what?

How do landslides happen?