Earth's Layers

Which best describes the asthenosphere?

• molten metal

• dense, solid metal ball

• solid that flows

• dry land and ocean floor

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down depending on the layer

• stays the same

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 LIQUID?

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What are the two kinds of crust?

• lithospheric and asthenospheric

• silicon based and iron based

• continental and oceanic

• outer and inner

Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• mantle

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

• Part of the mantle

• Crust, mantle, Core

• Crust and upper mantle

• Only the crust

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases

• Increases

• Nothing

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What happens to density and pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Density and Pressure Decreases

• Density and Pressure Increases

• Nothing

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

• Volcanoes

• Seismic Waves

• Continental Drift

• Convection Currents