Sci, Ch. 6 Quiz

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

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

Earth's inner core is

• a layer of hot rock
• a solid ball of iron and nickel
• a layer of liquid iron and nickel
• a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  

Which layer of the earth is a pure liquid?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the solid layer of hard rock called the

• inner core
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• outer core

How does temperature change as you move from the crust to the core?

• it gets cooler

• it gets hotter

• it stays the same

What layer is shown by letter A?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer core
• Inner core

Which is the best description of the characteristics of the asthenosphere?

• Solid, but flowing

• Liquid, but dense

• Hot, but solid metal

• Brittle, but shifting

The continents move very slowly, only a few __________per year.

• meters
• kilometers
• centimeters
• miles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

India, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....

• erosion
• dinosaurs
• glaciers
• aliens

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.

• geologic

• fit/shape

• glacial

• fossil/climate

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2