Earth's Interior
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Joseph Davis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rocks from which source would most likely contain the highest percentage of iron-bearing minerals?
a continental margin
a valley
a mountain
the ocean floor
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes why scientists cannot study Earth's inner core directly?
the magnetic fields it generates interfere with signals from instruments
it is too deep inside Earth to reach by drilling
it does not transmit seismic waves
it consists of highly radioactive materials
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If scientists could sample Earth's inner core, they would most likely find _____.
liquid metal
partly molten rock
solid metal
liquid rock
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do scientists divide Earth's core into an outer core and an inner core?
They have a different chemical composition
they were formed in different geologic eras
they are divided by a layer of partly molten material called the mesosphere
they exist in different states of matter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the correct order of Earth's structural layers, from the outer layer to the center?
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
asthenosphere, mesosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere
lithosphere, outer core, asthenosphere, inner core, mesosphere
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the outermost compositional layer of Earth?
crust
outer core
mantle
aesthenosphere
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of fhe following best describes the makeup of the lithosphere?
continental crust only
continental crust and oceanic crust only
continental crust, oceanic crust, and the uppermost part of the mantle
continental crust, oceanic crust, and all of the mantle
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