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Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Most magma forms in                   .
  1. continental crust.
  2. the lithosphere.
  3. the asthenosphere.
  4. ocean crust.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's                .
  1. continents
  2. mantle
  3. lithosphere
  4. inner core
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Earth's inner core is
  1. a dense ball of solid metal.
  2. a layer of molten metal.
  3. a layer of hot rock.
  4. a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
What is the order of Earth's layers from hottest to coldest?
  1. crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
  2. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
  3. one of the above
  4. they are all the same temperature
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which letter represents Earth's mantle?
Layers Of The Earth
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which of Earth's spheres is best represented by the diagram?
Layers Of The Earth
  1. biosphere
  2. geosphere
  3. atmosphere
  4. hydrosphere
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which letter represents Earth's crust?
Layers Of The Earth
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which is thicker, the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
  1. continental
  2. oceanic
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which letter represents Earth's inner core?
Layers Of The Earth
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The thick, hot, rocky layer around the outer core is called the
  1. mantle.
  2. inner core.
  3. crust.
  4. atmosphere.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which of the following best describes the Earth's magnetic field?
  1. occasionally undergoes magnetic reversal, flipping the poles
  2. is and always has been stable and with a constant orientation
  3. will cease to exist forever within the next 2,000 years
  4. none of the above
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The densest part of Earth that consists of the crust, mantle, and core.
  1. Cryosphere
  2. Geosphere
  3. Biosphere
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Convection currents occur in which layer of Earth?
  1. crust
  2. mantle
  3. outer core
  4. inner core
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which elements make up most of Earth's crust?
  1. aluminum and magnesium
  2. sulfur and iodine
  3. oxygen and silicon
  4. iron and potassium
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