Layers of the Earth (Test)

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental
• oceanic
• plates
• mantle

There are how many different types of crust?

• 1
• 2
• 5
• 3

What is the core made of?

• steel
• iron 
• aluminum
• iron and nickel

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What describes the outer core?

• solid
• liquid
• viscous
• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases
• Increases
• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Where does molten material from the mantle rise up during the process of sea-floor spreading?

• Along the mid-ocean ridge
• At the north and south poles 
• Along the edges of all the continents near the shoreline and beaches
• at the equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3