Earth's Interior
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- 1.What is the hottest layer in the Earth?
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Core
- C.
Crust
- 2.What is the Earth's 'internal heat source'?
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Crust
- C.
Core
- 3.
- A.
Core
- B.
Mantle
- C.
Crust
- 4.
- A.
Crust
- B.
Outer core
- C.
Mantle
- D.
Inner core
- 5.
- A.
Inner core
- B.
Crust
- C.
Mantle
- D.
Outer core
- 6.What layer has properties of both a solid and a liquid
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Inner core
- C.
Outer core
- D.
Crust
- 7.What layer has 2/3 of Earth's mass?
- A.
Outer core
- B.
Mantle
- C.
Crust
- D.
Inner core
- 8.What causes the plates to move?
- A.
Ocean currents
- B.
Large machines
- C.
Movement in the core
- D.
Convection in the mantle
- 9.What are the pieces of the Earth's crust called?
- A.
Rocks
- B.
Plates
- C.
Puzzle pieces
- D.
Continents
- 10.Oceanic crust is
- A.
Thin and light
- B.
Thin and heavy
- C.
Thick and light
- D.
Thick and heavy
- 11.Continental crust is
- A.
Thin and light
- B.
Thin and heavy
- C.
Thick and light
- D.
Thick and heavy
- 12.The crust is
- A.
Flexible
- B.
A liquid and a solid
- C.
Metallic
- D.
Solid rock
- 13.What is the coldest layer?
- A.
The mantle
- B.
The crust
- C.
The inner core
- D.
The outer core
- 14.How do we know about the interior of the Earth?
- A.
We have sent robots down to the core
- B.
We have giant ex-ray machines
- C.
Earthquakes
- D.
We have sensors that can take pictures of the layers
- 15.
- A.
The inner core
- B.
The mantle
- C.
The outer core
- D.
There is no layer below the crust
- 16.
- A.
The outer core
- B.
There is no layer below the mantle
- C.
The inner core
- D.
The crust
- 17.What layer is below the outer core?
- A.
The crust
- B.
The mantle
- C.
The inner core
- D.
There is no layer below the outer core
- 18.The core is
- A.
,made of rock
- B.
Very cool
- C.
Very hot
- D.
Blue in color
- 19.A material similar to the mantle's material would be
- A.
Wood
- B.
Copper
- C.
Silly putty
- D.
Glass
- 20.
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Core
- C.
Crust
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