Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

____1. When the boundaries of the ______ bump up against each other they can cause earthquakes.

A. Crust B. Mantle C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

____2. What layer of the Earth is the second layer from the surface?

A. Crust B. Mantle C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

____3. Which layer is the hottest part of the Earth?

A. Crust B. Mantle C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

____4. Which layer is the thin outer layer of the Earth?

A. Crust B. Mantle C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

____5. What layer of the Earth creates the magnetic field around the Earth?

A. Crust B. Mantle C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

____6. Which of the following best describes the Earth's outer core?

A. The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere.

B. It consists of liquid iron and nickel

C. It resides between the crust and the inner core.

D. It is under such immense pressure that, even though it is very hot, it is still a solid

_____7. Which of the following best describes the Earth's inner core?

A. The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere

B. The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth

C. It resides between the crust and the outer core

D. It is under such immense pressure that, even though it is very hot, it is still a solid

_____8. Which of the following best describes the tectonic plates of the Earth?

A. The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere

B. It consists of liquid iron and nickel

C. It resides between the crust and the outer core

D. It is under such immense pressure that, even though it is very hot, it is still a solid

_____9. Which of the following best describes the Earth's crust?

A. The area of the Earth that is sometimes called the lithosphere

B. The thinnest layer of the four layers that make up the composition of the Earth

C. It resides between the crust and the outer core

D. It is under such immense pressure that, even though it is very hot, it is still a solid

____10. Which layers make up the asthenosphere?

A. Crust, mantle, and core C. Crust, and uppermost part of the mantle

B. Bottom part of the upper mantle D. Only the crust​