Layers of the Earth

Question 1

This layer is the coolest (least warm) layer.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 2

This layer is made of liquid iron and nickel.

Accepted Answer

Outer Core

Question 3

The land at the bottom of the ocean belongs to this layer.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 4

This is the thinnest layer.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 5

This layer is made of liquid metals that spin, which creates Earth's magnetic field.

Accepted Answer

Outer Core

Question 6

There is so much pressure here that liquid metals are compressed into a solid.

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

Question 7

This is the layer where you find magma.

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 8

Convection currents in this layer cause movement in tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 9

This layer is where tectonic plates are found.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 10

What is continental drift?

Accepted Answer

the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface.

Question 11

The movement of magma in this layer causes tectonic plates to shift, which causes earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 12

Who theorized the drift of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 13

This is the only layer that is made entirely of liquid.

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Outer Core

Question 14

This layer is made mostly of solid iron.

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

Question 15

This layer is made up of solid rocks.

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Crust

Question 16

You find this layer at the center of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

Question 17

Almost 2/3 of the Earth's mass is made up of this layer.

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 18

What is evidence of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Questions 18