Earth's Interior

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

• seismic wave

• pressure

• basalt

• granite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.

• seismic wave

• pressure

• basalt

• granite

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

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

• Part of the mantle

• Crust, mantle, Core

• Crust and upper mantle

• Only the 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

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

• Decreases

• Increases

• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle

• crust

• core

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust

• the mantle

• the outer core

• the inner core