Earth's Geologic Processes

What layer of the Earth is liquid?

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• inner core
• outer core

The solid inner core is made of...

• iron and nickel
• iron and magnesium
• rock and minerals
• oxygen and carbon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What layer of the Earth consists of the crust and the top of the mantle.

• inner core
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• outer core

What layer of the Earth do convection currents occur in?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

What is the layer directly below the lithosphere called?

• crust
• mantle
• core
• asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Athenosphere
• Crust

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

• Athenosphere & Crust
• Crust & Upper Mantel
• Mantel & Athenosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases
• Pressure Increases
• Nothing

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases
• Increases

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3