PRACTICE Quiz Earth's Internal Structure 8Q v4
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- Q1Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates? (4)coreasthenospherelithosphere (crust and upper mantle)lower mantle30s
- Q2If you drilled a hole to the center of the Earth, assuming a constant drill speed, which layer would take the longest to drill through? (3)Crustinner coreMantleouter core30s
- Q3Which method brings heat up from deep in the Earth's interior transferring the heat to the crust? (8)evaporation at mid-ocean ridgeconvection in the mantleradiation from the solid coreconduction in the ocean30s
- Q4The layer of the Earth where pressure, density, and temperature are the greatest is the ...? (9)outer coreinner coremantlecrust30s
- Q5The inner core of the Earth is... (22)solid metalliquid/molten metalsolid rockmolten rock30s
- Q6Which layer(s) is made mostly of metal (iron/nickel)?inner coreouter coremantlelithospherecrust30s
- Q7Which model/diagram best shows the layers of the Earth?cbad30s
- Q8Even though the hottest layer inside the Earth, the inner core is a solid due to its.... (22)extreme pressuremetal compositionextreme heatconvection30s
