Earth's Interior Quiz

The thinnest layer of the Earth is:

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

The two processes that scientists used to determine the structure of Earth's interior are:

• going down into a volcano

• Mining gold

• Seismic waves and rock samples

• Magnetic fields

Earth's outer skin made of solid rock is called the ________.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

The core of the Earth is made mostly of which two metals?

• Iron and nickel

• Iron and copper

• Nickel and silver

• Copper and silver

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Which layer of Earth’s interior is liquid?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

The deeper down inside the Earth,

• the cooler it gets

• the pressure decreases

• the pressure increases

• the more solid it gets

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

A convergent boundary occurs where two plates:

• Move away from each other

• Slide past each other

• Collide with each other

• Stay stationary

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Which of the following is a primary cause of earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Movement along fault lines

• Changes in atmospheric pressure

• Magnetic field reversals

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What type of rock is formed by the cooling of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Basaltic