2025 Standard 3 Quiz

Which one of the following tell us about the layers of the earth?

• Tsunami

• Hurricanes

• Volcanoes

• Tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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As you make your way from the surface of the earth toward the core, the temperature and pressure get _________________ .

• higher

• lower

• stay the same

• increase and decrease depending on the layer.

Which layer is NOT a CHEMICAL layer of the earth?

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Core

The physical layers of the earth are grouped based on

• alphabetical order

• thickness

• temperature

• physical characteristic

The only liquid layer of the earth is the ____________________________.

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

• outer core

• inner core

The crust is mostly made up of silicon, oxygen and _________________________________________________ .

• iron

• aluminum

• uranium

• nickel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The lithosphere is solid, rigid and unbendable.

• True

• False

The mesosphere is liquid and bendable.

• True

• False

The core is made mostly of iron and (a)   .

• nickel

• aluminum

• magnesium

• potassium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do the lithosphere and asthenosphere differ from each other?

• The lithosphere is soft and bendable while the asthenosphere is brittle and rigid.

• The lithosphere is brittle and rigid while the asthenosphere is soft and bendable.

• The lithosphere makes up 68% of Earth's mass and the asthenosphere makes up 31% of the Earth.

• The lithosphere is a physical layers and the asthenosphere is a chemical layer.