Name:____________________
Test: Core, Mantle, Crust;
Spheres of the Earth
Studying the Earth
Note:
 You must know all vocabulary words and be able to give an example of
each
 You must be able to accurately label a diagram of the layers of the
Earth (including the discontinuities)
 You must be able to answer question about any of the experiments
conducted in class.
Direct Observation
Definition
What do we study with it?
Indirect Observation
Definition
What do we study with it?
What type of machine do we use to
study the core or the mantle?
What are the three spheres of the
Earth?
What is our lithosphere mostly made
of?
What are the three main layers of
the Earth?
On/in which layer does all life exist?
What are the two types of crust?
Which type of crust is thinner but
denser?
Which type of crust is thicker but
lighter?
What two main elements is our crust
made of?
What type of rock is oceanic crust
mostly made of?
What type of rock is continental
crust mostly made of?
What are the segments of the
Earth’s crust that are moving called?
What thin layer separates the crust
from the upper mantle?
What thin layer separates the lower
mantle from the outer core?
What is the property that gives part
of the mantle (the asthenosphere)
the ability to flow?
What is liquid rock that hardens
outside the Earth called?
What is liquid rock that hardens
inside the Earth called?
How does the Earth spin on its axis?
How do scientists know the “states”
of the layers of Earth that we
cannot use direct observation for?