5-1 Earth's Interior

Identify the rock that makes up most of the ocean floor.

• basalt

• granite

• coal

• quartz

What is the soft layer of rock in the mantle called?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• mantlesphere

• crustosphere

What do you call the outer rind of rock?

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

• inner core

Name the layer of the earth made up of liquid iron and nickel.

• crust

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

What do you call the uppermost part of the mantle?

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• crustophere

• mantlesphere

Rock that makes up the core of the continents is ____________.

• basalt

• granite

• quartz

• coal

T or F? The force pushing on a surface or area is called pressure.

• True

• False

Which type of wave is produced by an earthquake?

• seismic wave

• longitudinal wave

• compression wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What are the two (choose 2) types of evidence geologists use to learn about Earth's interior?

• direct evidence

• indirect evidence

• rocks

• plate tectonics

Identify the part of Earth's interior labeled as 1 on the diagram.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core