Investigating Earth's Layers Review

What layer of the Earth do convection currents happen in?

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the four layers of the Earth from inside to the outside?

• Crust, Outer core, mantle, inner core

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

Which is the largest layer of the earth?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

What is the only liquid layer of the Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What are the three types of rocks

• sediment, lava, morphic

• Magnitie, graphite, Sulfur

• sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

Which type of rock is the cooled lava from a volcano?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• magma

What causes a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

• cooling

• melting and freezing

• erosion and pressure

• heat and pressure

What causes a rock to break down into sediment?

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• Air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which substance is part of Earth's geosphere?

• air

• rocks

• oceans

• animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which substance is part of Earth's biosphere?

• air

• rocks

• oceans

• animals