Earth's Interior Quiz

What are the main layers of Earth's surface?

• Crust and Mantle

• Crust and Core

• Mantle and Core

• Crust, Mantle, and Core

Which of these are examples of evidence that scientists use to discover what the layers of Earth's crust are like?

• Fossils and Samples of rock

• Seismic waves and Samples of rock

• X-rays and Seismic waves

• Fossils and X-rays

Volcanoes extend so deep below Earth's surface that they reach down to which layer of Earth?

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

Which part of Earth is responsible for creating its magnetic field?

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

The layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

• Outer core

a layer of hot rock.

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Crust

The layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

a dense ball of solid metal.

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

What is the layer of Earth that is responsible for creating its magnetic field?

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Mantle

• Crust

Which layer of Earth is a dense ball of solid metal?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust