Layers of the Earth Quiz - BIll Nye

What is the Earth's largest layer?

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

• Outer core

Which layer of the Earth has the most pressure?

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

• Outer core

The Earth's crust is divided into two types: continental and ________.

• Tectonic

• Oceanic

• Magma

• Volcanic

True or false: The inner and the outer core are both made up of iron and nickel.

• False

• True

One name for the way that plates move on the Earth's mantle is called ________ tectonics.

• Plate

• Volcanic

• Crust

• Magma

What is the temperature at the top of the mantle?

• 4000 degrees

• 1600 degrees Fahrenheit

• 9000 degrees

• Air temperature

What is the temperature at the bottom of the mantle?

• 1600 degrees Fahrenheit

• 4000 degrees

• Air temperature

• 9000 degrees

What is the outer core made up of?

• Dense rock

• Nickel and iron

• Granite and basalt

• Magma

How thick is the Earth's crust under the oceans?

• 3 to 5 miles

• 25 miles

• 1800 miles

• 1400 miles

How thick is the Earth's mantle?

• 1800 miles

• 5 to 25 miles

• 8,000 miles

• 1400 miles