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All About Earth's Layers

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Learn about Earth science and Earth's layers with the help of some questions and relatable pictures! This Quiz is a lite version of a bigger Quiz I have in my All About Earth's Layers course on the Marketplace, which includes flashcards, printables, and more Quizs. #science #earth #earthslayers #physics #space #earthscience #elementary #middleschool

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1
Earth has 3 main layers, what are they?
The crust, mantle, and core
Solid, liquid, and gas
The outer, middle, and inner
Air, rocks, and lava
2
The temperature of the Earth's crust varies, why is this?
Earth's temperatures are completely unpredictable
The crust heats and cools Earth to create seasons
The crust comes in contact with air, ocean floors, and the mantle
Some rocks are simply hotter than others
3
The liquid metal swirling around in the outer core is what creates Earth's...
sunsets
rainforests
magnetic field
Blue skies
4
This layer is often represented as 2 separate layers.
The core
All three
The mantle
The crust
5
The Earth's crust can measure up to...
250 miles (about 402 km) thick
400 miles (about 643 km) thick
100 miles (about 160 km)
25 miles (about 40 km) thick
6
The inner core is hot enough to melt metal, so why is it a solid ball?
Because we need it for weight
Solids are the best types of matter
Because Earth does what it wants
The pressure is to great to allow solids to liquify
7
The crust layer makes up about __% of the Earth's mass
20
10
1
40
8
The mantle layer is about 1800 miles (about 2896 km) thick and makes up __% of Earth's volume.
84
27
55
13
9
There are three types of rocks in the crust layer, what are they?
painted, unpainted, and bedazzled
astroids, meteoroid, and comets
igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
punk, classic, and alternative