Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics

What is the earth's outermost layer?

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Outer Core

Which of these layers is found directly above the earth's core?

• Asthenosphere

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

What is the earth's only liquid layer?

• Asthenosphere

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

The layers of Earth are:

• hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

• stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

• crust, mantle, outer core and inner core

• tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The borders, or cracks, between tectonic plates are called what?

• lithospheres

• synclines

• anticlines

• faults

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic plates move due to what?

• the moon

• tsunamis

• heated currents deep within Earth

• the formation of mountains over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A tsunami is caused by what?

• tectonic plates moving underwater

• inactive volcanoes building up pressure

• tectonic plates sinking

• the crust melting into the mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following layers are not completely solid?

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Upper Mantle

• Lower Mantle

• Inner Core

Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

Which of the following metals are present in Earth's Core? (Select all that apply)

• Nickel

• Steel

• Aluminum

• Iron

• Titanium