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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?crustinner coremantlelithosphere - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these two layers is a solid?innercoreOutercore
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the top layer of the Earth's surface called?MantleInnercoreOutercoreCrust
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTemperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.increasesdecreasesgoes up and down depending on the layerstays the same
- 5. Multiple ChoicePressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earthincreasesdecreasesgoes up or down depending on the layerstays the same
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?asthenospherecrustlithosphereinner core
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe outermost solid layer of the Earth is called themantleouter coreinner corecrust
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, made up of two parts, is divided into pieces call tectonic plates.Inner CoreAsthensophereLithosphereOuter Core
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?inner core
inner corecrustmantleouter core - 10. Multiple Choice
Select the types of crust
continental
garlic butter
oceanic
volcanic
- 11. Multiple Choice
This type of crust overlies the ocean basins
continental
crustal
oceanic
volcanic
- 12. Multiple Choice
Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.
denser
less dense
- 13. Multiple Choice
The ____ is the largest layer of the Earth
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
- 14. Multiple Choice
____ takes place in the mantle.
conduction
convection
radiation
- 15. Multiple Choice
The outer core is composed of what two elements?
Iron and Nickel
Iron and Helium
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and Nickel
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which part of the Earth's core is liquid
inner core
outer core
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which layer of Earth creates its magnetic field?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat layer of Earth do we live on?CrustCoreMantle
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