Earth as a System

What layer is shown by letter B?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What layer is shown by letter C?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases

• decreases 

• goes up or down depending on the layer

• stays the same

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

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust

• oceanic crust, continental crust

• water,land

• none of the above 

This layer is 66% of Earth's mass.

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Oceanic Crust

• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes

• Seismic Waves

• Continental Drift

• Convection Currents

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?

• Upper and Lower Mantle

• Upper Mantle and Crust

• Core and Mantle

• Crust and Uppermost Mantle