Earth's Layers

What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the  crust and upper mantle called?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• mesosphere

• continental crust

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• inner core

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

This layer is 67% of Earth's mass, and is the layer between the crust and the core

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Oceanic Crust

• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these two layers is a solid?

• innercore

• Outercore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust

• inner core

• mantle 

• outer core

Is the outer core a liquid or solid?

• liquid

• solid

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down depending on the layer

• stays the same

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases

• decreases 

• goes up or down depending on the layer

• stays the same

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust

• oceanic crust, continental crust

• water,land

• none of the above