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6th Grade Earth Layers Assessment Review
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1
What is an example of DIRECT EVIDENCE?
Nickel
Ocean Waves
Rock samples
2
The lower mantle can be described as what....
rigid (unable to bend)
soft
oobleck
3
What facts are true about oceanic crust....
Basalt is found there and it is more dense than continental
made of granite and is more dense than continental crust
made of basalt and is equal in density to continental crust
4
What is an example of INDIRECT evidence
Iron
Seismic waves
Granite
5
True or False, the lower mantle is UNDER MORE PRESSURE than the upper mantle.
True
False
6
What is the THICKEST layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
7
Which fact is true about the Continental Crust?
made of basalt and is more dense than oceanic crust
Has granite and is more dense than oceanic crust
made out of granite and is less dense than oceanic crust
8
Look at the diagram in the picture, put the layers in order from outside to inside.....
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, inner core, outer core, mantle
9
The soft layer UNDER the lithosphere is called this ........
Asthenosphere
Crust
Mantle
10
The inner core is a solid even if it's the hottest layer because.....
It's in the center so it has to be solid
the inner core is under extreme pressure
11
What is the THINNEST layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
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What are the most SIGNIFICANT metals in both the inner and outer core?
Kryptonite & Iron
Nickel & Iron
Iron & Steel
