Inner Earth Real Quiz

Select all of the following that ARE layers of the Earth:

• Mantle

• Crust

• Filling

• Inner Core

Which of the following is the THINEST layer of the Earth

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

Select ALL of the elements present in both the Inner AND Outer Core

• Silicon

• Iron

• Calcium

• Nickel

Select ALL of the true "Fun Facts" about the Earth's interior

• This Inner Core can reach temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun

• Oceanic Crust is mostly Basalt, and Continental Crust is mostly Granite

• Continental Crust is always thinner than Oceanic Crust

• From the surface of the Earth to the center is more than 6,200 KM (about 4000 miles)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Select ALL of the Continents that are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere:

• Africa

• Australia

• Antartica

• South America

As you go from the Earth's crust to the Inner Core, the pressure __________.

• Increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• varies up and down randomly

Seismic waves are an example of Geologists using _____________ methods

• direct

• indirect

• inexpensive

• organic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If you were able to bore through the Earth, and you were currently experiencing temperatures of 1100 degrees Celsius (about 2024 degrees F) you are in the _____________ layer.

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Outer Space

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

List an element that is part of the mantle, but NOT the cores, besides oxygen (no caps)

The Bingham Copper Mine is the biggest ________________ mine in the world.

• Sink hole

• Bore hole

• Open Pit

• diamond