TEST REVIEW: Earth's Layers

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental
• oceanic
• plates
• mantle

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust
• the mantle
• the outer core
• the inner core

The inner core is solid while the outer core is liquid

• True

• False

The coolest layer of the earth is the mantle

• True

• False

The movement of the inner core creates the movement of the Earth's plates

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer that includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust

• True

• False

The rock that makes up the Oceanic Crust is mostly granite

• True

• False

Most commercial jets fly in which atmospheric layer?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

This layer is considered part of the Thermosphere

• Ionosphere

• Ozone Layer

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere