Interior Earth

Pressure and temperature increase as you move deeper below Earth’s surface.

• False

• True

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What do geologists call the crust and uppermost mantle?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

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

• seismic wave

• pressure

• basalt

• granite

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

The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

Which of Earth's layers is made of SOLID iron and nickel?

• crust 

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer of earth is molten (liquid metal)?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• lithosphere

Which layer contains BOTH the upper mantle and the crust?

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• mesosphere

• athensosphere

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• outer core

• inner core

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3