Earth's Structure

What is the name of layer 1?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

What is the name of layer 2?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

What is the name of layer 4?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Solid ball of mostly iron and nickel:

• Upper Mantle

• Lower Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Layer that "flows," but is still solid:

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

What stops scientists from DIRECTLY exploring Earth's interior?

• oxygen and magma

• money and interest

• extreme heat and pressure

• extreme cold and pressure

How do scientists INDIRECTLY learn about Earth's interior?

• seismic waves

• rock samples

• tsunamis

• volcanoes

The asthenosphere is the only liquid layer of Earth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Earth's outer core is made of mostly iron and nickel.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Earth's inner core is under extreme pressure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3