Earth's Interior Quiz

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10 points

What is the correct order, starting from the surface, of the Earth's layers?

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

inner core, outer core, mantle crust

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

10 points

As depth beneath the Earth's surface increases, temperature and pressure

both decrease

stay the same

both increase

approach zero

10 points

Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?

crust

mantle

outer core

inner core

10 points

The inner core is

a dense ball of solid metal.

a layer of hot rock.

a layer of molten metal.

a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.

10 points

How do geologists observe Earth's interior?

by sending robots deep into the Earth

by recording studying the movement of seismic waves

by visiting deep mines in the mantle

by directly looking at the many layers

10 points

The layer of the Earth made up largely of the rocks basalt and granite is the

crust.

outer core.

mantle.

inner core.

10 points

Which layer of the Earth is made up of the crust and upper mantle?

10 points

________-waves move through solids and liquids.

10 points

What is the plastic-like layer of the mantle that flows?

upper mantle

mesosphere

lithosphere

asthenosphere

10.

10 points

Which layer of the Earth's interior is a liquid?

outer core

mantle

inner core

crust

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