Earth Layers Review

Which of the following best describes Earth’s asthenosphere?

• Liquid rock that can reach the surface.

• Solid rock that is broken into plates.

• Dense rock that moves the crust.

• Metal rock at the center of the Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A student constructs a clay model of Earth to show its layers. What property is the model able to share with the real Earth? The model will have layers that are the same -

• temperatures as the real Earth.

• positions as the real Earth.

• state of matter as the real Earth.

• thickness as the real Earth.

The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Outer Core

The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The layer of molten hot rock between the Earth's crust and core

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• none

Which layer is the thickest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• All of them are the same size

Which layer of Earth would have the greatest density?

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• inner core

Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Lithosphere