Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quizizz

What is the outer core?

• The outer core is the liquid layer of the Earth's core.
• The outer core is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
• The outer core is the layer of the Earth's crust.
• The outer core is the solid layer of the Earth's core.

What is the Earth's crust?

• The Earth's crust is the innermost layer of the Earth's surface.
• The Earth's crust is made up of liquid rock. and is made of the least dense material.

• The Earth's crust is located in the core of the Earth and is very dense material.

• The Earth's crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface that is made of the least dense material.

What substance makes most of the Earth's core?

• iron
• aluminum
• copper
• gold

Define rotation.

• The process of shrinking or compressing an object.
• The spinning of a planet on its axis.

• The spinning of the moon.

• The act of stretching or elongating an object.

What is the asthenosphere made of?

• solid rock that flows very slowly

• melted rock that flows very slowly

• solid rock that flows quickly

• melted rock that flows quickly

What force is responsible for the collisions between particles?

• friction
• nuclear force
• gravity

• newton's force

Gravity is _______________ when objects are ________ together or have more mass.

• weaker, close

• stronger, not

• weaker, not

• stronger, close

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation states that the

• force of nature is impacted by density and mass

• force of gravity is impacted by weight and inertia

• force of gravity is impacted by mass and distance

• force of nature is impacted by mass and distance

What two forces balance to keep a planet in orbit around the sun?

• gravity and inertia

• magnetic force and gravitational force
• friction and gravitational force

• electromagnetic force and gravitational force

Scientists can get direct samples of Earth’s mantle because ____________________from Earth’s mantle to Earth’s surface.

• volcanic eruptions can bring grass

• volcanic eruptions can bring solid chunks of rock