Earth Lesson 1 and 2

A long, narrow crack in earth's crust is called a ________.

• seismic wave

• seismograph

• fault

• fold

Solid rock that makes up the Earth's outermost layer is called the ___________.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes is a(n) ______________.

• seismic wave

• fold

• histogram

• seismograph

A high landform with a flat top is a ____________.

• fold

• crust

• plateau

• fault

A _________ is a bend in layers of rock.

• fault

• plateau

• mantle

• fold

A sphere of solid material at the center of the Earth is called the ___________________.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A vibration caused by an earthquake is called a ________________.

• seismograph

• seismic wave

• fault block mountain

• mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The liquid layer below Earth's mantle is called the ________________.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The ___________ is the layer found directly below Earth's crust.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A large, slow-moving section of Earth's crust and upper mantle is called a ___________.

• fold

• fault

• plate

• canyon