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Which layer of the Earth is the only LIQUID layer?

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What rock can be mostly found in the Earth's continental crust?

• basalt

• granite

• pumice

• obsidian

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the temperature of the Earth's interior at 1000 km?

• 500 °C

• 2500 °C

• 3200 °C

• 5000 °C

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the range of density values for the outer core?

• 2.7 - 3.0 g/cm³

• 3.4 - 5.6 g/cm³

• 9.9 - 12.2 g/cm³

• 12.8 - 13.1 g/cm³

Which layer of the Earth's interior is found at 2000 km?

• crust

• stiffer mantle

• rigid mantle

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Earth’s outer core is best inferred to be

• liquid, with an average density of approximately 4 g/cm3

• solid, with an average density of approximately 4 g/cm3

• liquid, with an average density of approximately 11 g/cm3

• solid, with an average density of approximately 11 g/cm³

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which two Earth layers are separated by the Moho boundary?

• rigid mantle and plastic mantle

• outer core and stiffer mantle

• stiffer mantle and asthenosphere

• crust and rigid mantle

In which Earth layer does the pressure reach 3.5 million atmospheres?

• crust

• stiffer mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The pressure at a depth of 5100km is inferred to be approximately...

• 0.2 million atmosphere

• 1.5 million atmospheres

• 3.1 million atmospheres

• 3.6 million atmospheres

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth’s interior at a depth of 3,000 kilometers are approximately

• 1000°C and 0.5 million atmospheres

• 1000°C and 1.0 million atmospheres

• 5000°C and 1.5 million atmospheres

• 5000°C and 3.0 million atmospheres

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3