Earth's Interior Layers

What do we call location H on the diagram?

• mantle

• asthenosphere

• inner core

• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What describes the outer core?

• solid

• viscous

• liquid

• gas

Which layer of Earth has a temperature of up to 13000⁰ F and is hotter than the sun's surface?

• crust 

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

How are the materials of the Earths core different from those of the crust (in general)?

• They are harder

• They are more dense

• They are older

• They are darker in color

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust

• oceanic crust, continental crust

• water,land

• none of the above 

Which of the following was used to know that the Earth's interior is made up of different layers?

• digging deep underground

• GPS satellites

• seismic waves

• volcanic eruptions

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core: This layering of the Earth's interior is based on ____.

• chemical properties

• physical properties

• seismic waves

• the atmosphere's layering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following interior layers of the Earth can flow?

• Mesosphere and Outer Core

• Asthenosphere and Inner Core

• Asthenosphere and Outer Core

• Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

Which interior layer of the Earth is the densest?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

Which interior layer produces the Earth's magnetic field?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core