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Inside Earth ESRT Practice
1. Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Table and on your
knowledge of Earth Science Which statement most accurately compares Earth's crust and Earth's
mantle?
1. The crust is thinner and less dense than 3. The crust is thicker and less dense than
the mantle.
the mantle.
2. The crust is thinner and more dense
than the mantle.
4. The crust is thicker and more dense
than the mantle.
2. In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be 2.5 million atmospheres?
1. asthenosphere
3. inner core
2. stiffer mantle
4. outer core
3. From the top of the stiffer mantle to the center of Earth, the rock material is inferred to be
1. solid all the way to the center of the 3. solid, then liquid, then solid again to the center
inner core
of the inner core
2. solid, then liquid to the center of
the inner core
4. solid, then liquid, then gaseous to the center of
the inner core
4. Which statement best describes Earth's crust and mantle?
1. The crust is thicker and less dense than the 3. The crust is thinner and less dense than
mantle.
the mantle.
2. The crust is thicker and more dense than
the mantle.
4. The crust is thinner and more dense than
the mantle.
5. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the diagram shown,
and your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents Earth's interior zones.
In which layer of Earth's interior is the inferred temperature 6,000°C?
1. crust
3. outer core
2. mantle
4. inner core
6. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the diagram shown,
and your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents Earth's interior zones.
Scientists have classified Earth's interior into the zones shown based primarily on evidence gained
by studying
1. deep drill cores
3. gravity measurements
2. volcanic eruptions
4. earthquake seismic waves