Unit 4 TEST Practice- Earth's Interior

Earth's oceanic crust is ____ than the continental crust.

• thicker

• thinner

• the same

Earth's least dense materials are found in the _______________.

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer of the Earth is the coolest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• outer core

• inner core

Earth's oceanic crust is made primarily of ________.

• basalt

• ganite

• gold

• iron

Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of the Earth's __________________.

• oceans

• rivers

• plate boundaries

• continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following makes up most of the Earth's mass?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

With respect to the layers of Earth what increases moving toward the center of the earth?

• earthquake activity

• temperature and density

• speed and temperature

• seismic waves and density

Earth's continental crust is made primarily of ________.

• granite

• basalt

• gold

• iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Earth's oceanic crust is ____ than the continental crust.

• more dense

• less dense

• the same density as