Layers of the earth
Quiz by Janet Rudinsky
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- Q1What is one characteristic of the Earth's mantle?It is the same temperature as the Earth's surfaceIt is hot and can flow very slowlyIt is cold and solidIt is mostly made of water30s
- Q2What materials primarily make up the Earth's mantle?Silicate minerals rich in iron and magnesiumGold and diamondsLiquid water and gasesFrozen ice and air30s
- Q3Which part of the Earth sits directly above the mantle?The crustThe inner coreThe outer coreThe atmosphere30s
- Q4What is the upper part of the mantle called?The outer mantleThe asthenosphereThe lithosphereThe core30s
- Q5What is the mantle of the Earth?The outermost layer of the EarthThe solid inner core of the EarthA type of clothingA layer of hot, semi-solid rock between the crust and the outer core30s
- Q6How does the temperature change as you go deeper into the Earth's mantle?The temperature increasesThe temperature fluctuates randomlyThe temperature stays the sameThe temperature decreases30s
- Q7What layer of the Earth do we live on?crustmantleouter coreinner core30s
- Q8What is the layer beneath the Earth's crust called?atmospherelithospheremantlecore30s
- Q9What is the innermost layer of the Earth called?Inner CoreCrustOuter CoreMantle30s
- Q10What is the layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and the outer core?MantleOuter CoreCrustInner Core30s
- Q11What is the Earth's outermost layer called?Outer CoreCrustMantleInner Core30s