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Checkpoint Review: Early Earth & Layers

Last updated over 3 years ago

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Question 1

1.

What do we call the very center of the earth?

Mantle

Crust

Asthenosphere

Core

Question 2

2.

What is the coolest part of Earth?

Mantle

Crust

Asthenosphere

Core

Question 3

3.

What two metals make up the solid core of Earth?

Nickel and steel

Nickel and silver

Iron and nickel

Iron and copper

Question 4

4.

What layer of Earth is circulating liquid around the core that creates Earth's magnetic field?

Inner core

Outer core

Crust

Mantle

Question 5

5.

Which of the following describes Earth's mantle the best?

A solid, dense metallic substance

A solid layer lying above a molten core

Very cold at the center but hotter on the outside

A hot sludge of rocks