Interior of Earth Quiz

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• crust, mantle, core

• outer core, inner core, lithosphere

• atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere

• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• mantle

• crust

• core

• atmosphere

What is the composition of the Earth's mantle?

• Carbonate minerals

• Silicate minerals

• Metallic minerals

• Water and ice

What is the Earth's core made of?

• gold and silver

• copper and zinc

• iron and nickel

• lead and tin

What are the two types of seismic waves?

• Love waves and Raleigh waves

• Primary waves and Secondary waves

• P-waves and S-waves

• Surface waves and Rayleigh waves

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for plate tectonics?

• mantle

• lithosphere

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

Which seismic waves are the fastest?

• S-waves

• Surface waves

• Love waves

• P-waves

What is the temperature of the Earth's inner core?

• 2000 degrees Celsius

• 1000 degrees Celsius

• 5700 degrees Celsius

• 4000 degrees Celsius

What causes plate tectonics?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Movement of Earth's lithosphere and convection currents in the mantle.

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• Global warming

How do P-waves and S-waves differ?

• P-waves and S-waves both only travel through solids.

• P-waves and S-waves both travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

• P-waves only travel through solids, while S-waves travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

• P-waves travel through solids, liquids, and gases, while S-waves only travel through solids.