Earth Science Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Asthenosphere
Answer: The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very
slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
Question 2: Lithosphere
Answer: Earth's crust & solid upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates.
Question 3: Crust
Answer: The thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle, made of less silicates than the
mantle, composed of oceanic & continental crust.
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, Question 4: Mantle
Answer: Solid layer between Earth's crust & core, made of silicates.
Question 5: Outer Core
Answer: — A layer of MOLTEN (LIQUID) IRON & NICKEL that surrounds the inner core of Earth. —
Layer surrounding the inner core.
Question 6: Inner Core
Answer: — A dense sphere of SOLID IRON & NICKEL at the center of Earth. — In the center & is the
hottest part of Earth.
Question 7: Inner Core
Answer: Composed of SOLID NICKLE & IRON.
Question 8: Outer Core
Answer: Composed of LIQUID NICKLE & IRON.
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Question 1: Asthenosphere
Answer: The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very
slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
Question 2: Lithosphere
Answer: Earth's crust & solid upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates.
Question 3: Crust
Answer: The thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle, made of less silicates than the
mantle, composed of oceanic & continental crust.
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, Question 4: Mantle
Answer: Solid layer between Earth's crust & core, made of silicates.
Question 5: Outer Core
Answer: — A layer of MOLTEN (LIQUID) IRON & NICKEL that surrounds the inner core of Earth. —
Layer surrounding the inner core.
Question 6: Inner Core
Answer: — A dense sphere of SOLID IRON & NICKEL at the center of Earth. — In the center & is the
hottest part of Earth.
Question 7: Inner Core
Answer: Composed of SOLID NICKLE & IRON.
Question 8: Outer Core
Answer: Composed of LIQUID NICKLE & IRON.
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