Earth's Layers

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust
• oceanic crust, continental crust
• water,land
• none of the above 

If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?

• Both the temperature and pressure increase.
• Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
• The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
• The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes
• Seismic Waves
• Continental Drift
• Convection Currents

The liquid portion at the center of the Earth.

• Asthenosphere
• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Lithosphere

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?

• Upper and Lower Mantle
• Upper Mantle and Crust
• Core and Mantle
• Crust and Uppermost Mantle

Which layer is the thinnest, least dense and most brittle?

• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust
• Outer Core

_________ is the thickest layer of the Earth. 

• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Crust 
• Mantle

Which layer has the coolest temperatures?

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer has the hottest temperatures?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer is the least dense?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust