Science Content 1: Earthquakes Vocabulary

The center part of the Earth.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

The inner core is ____.

• liquid

• solid

The outer core is ____.

• liquid

• solid

Cracks in the crust are called ____.

• crust

• Faults

• plates

An _____ is the shaking of the Earth's crust.

• plate

• earthquake

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Another word for harm is ______.

• damage

• energy

• power

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

An earthquake that takes place in the ocean or sea. It produces large waves.

• Plates

• Tsunami

• Quake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The top layer of the Earth. It's where people, plants, and animals live.

• mantle

• core

• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The part of the Earth between the crust and core. It's about 1,800 miles thick.

• Mantle

• crust

• faults

• core

Another word for 'energy' is __________.

• quake

• earthquake

• harm

• power