Earth's Layers Foldable Questions

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Asthenosphere

What is the name of the layer that is partially molten and lies beneath the lithosphere?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Inner core

According to your foldable, how thick is the mantle?

• 1000 km

• 2900 km

• 5000 km

• 1500 km

According to your foldable, what is the primary material of the upper and middle mantle?

• Metal

• Rock

• Gas

• Ice

According to your foldable, what is the state of matter of the upper and middle mantle?

• All liquid

• Semi-liquid and gooey

• Solid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What happens to the rock as it cools at the ocean floor?

• It turns to ice

• It sinks back down into the mantle

• It solidifies

• It evaporates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the main activity occurring in the mantle?

• Erosion

• Convection

• Sedimentation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What happens to iron during the formation of the mantle?

• It is pulled to the core and heated

• It evaporates into the atmosphere

• It forms new minerals

• It cools down rapidly

Which smaller objects have already cooled compared to the Earth's mantle?

• Moon and Mars

• Sun and Jupiter

• Venus and Mercury

• Saturn and Neptune

According to your foldable, what is the thickness range of the Earth's crust?

• 5-200 km

• 10-50 km

• 100-500 km

• 1-10 km