Quiz: History & Structure of the Earth

Which physical layer is the thinnest?

• crust
• mantle
• core

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust
• oceanic crust, continental crust
• water,land
• none of the above 

What is the correct layers of the earth starting with the surface?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core ,crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core , crust, mantle

Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Asthenosphere

Which is the hottest layer and has the most pressure on it?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner core

Which layer of the earth is broken up into 20 tectonic plates?

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

What is it called when we compare the age of a rock layer to another rock layer. (saying one layer is older or younger than another layer)

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

• Radioactive Dating

• Radioactive Decay

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The process of determining the age of an object using the half-life of one or more radioactive isotopes is an example of.

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.

• Unconformity

• Fossil

• Radioactive Dating

• The Law of Superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2