Earth's Spheres and Layers

The ______________ is the outermost, rockiest layer of Earth.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The _______________ is made up of solid metal such as nickel and iron.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The layer of Earth that has liquid hot magma is the_____________________.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The layer of Earth that has liquid metal such as iron and nickel is ____________________.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Place the layers of the Earth in the correct location in the diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Inner Core

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Outer Core

Mesosphere

Which layer of the Earth is primarily composed of solid iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Imagine you're an explorer journeying towards the center of the Earth. Which layer will you encounter that is the MOST Dense?

• Inner Core

• Lower Mantle

• Outer Core

• Upper Mantle

Place the layers of the Earth in their respective locations. One of the choices will NOT be used.

c

b

a

Mantle

Crust

Mesosphere

Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Drag the labels to the correct location on the diagram.

c

d

e

f

Outer core

Crust

Mantle

Asthenosphere

Inner core

Magnetic field

The water that exists on Earth and covers 75% of the planet is the...

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4