Density and Earth's Layers

The soft part of the Mantle below the Lithosphere is called the:

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Core

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up or down depending on the layer

• stays the same

Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust?

• true

• false

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

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Which of the following is arranged according to increasing density?

• Lithosphere --> Asthenosphere --> Outer Core

• Lithosphere --> Outer Core --> Asthenosphere

• Asthenosphere --> Lithosphere --> Outer Core

• Outer Core --> Asthenosphere --> Lithosphere

Which interior layer of the Earth is the densest?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

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

Which interior layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

When the Earth was forming, the _____ materials sank to the inner core.

• densest

• least dense

• gases and other light

• magma and other flowing