Earth Layers Review

What is the hottest part of the earth?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle 
• outer core

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

• Oceanic and Crustatious Crust
• Oceanic and Continental Crust
• Optic and Continental Crust

Geologists obtain evidence about Earth's interior by...

• measuring pressure at the surface
• studying seismic waves
• drilling through each layer
• estimation of temperature in the layers

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which physical layer of the Earth is made of totally liquid metal? 

• Outer Core 
• Asthenosphere
• Inner Core 
• Lithosphere 

As we go further into Earth's layers, pressure, temperature, and density INCREASE. 

• True 
• False

As you travel from the INNER CORE to the LITHOSPHERE, what happens to temperature, pressure and density? 

• The would all increase
• The would all decrease.
• They would stay the same.  
• Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase. 

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The OUTERMOST physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 

• mesosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• mantle

There are ____ physical layers of the Earth.

• 2
• 1
• 5
• 7