Understanding Earth

What is the Earth's outer most layer made of solid rocks?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the Earth's layer that is made up of the upper most part of the mantle and the crust?

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• continental crust

• tectonic faults

What is the Earth's layer that is made of hot, soft rocks ?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the Earth's layer that is made of hot, liquid metal (iron and nickel)?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the Earth's layer that is made of hot, solid metal (iron and nickel)?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What are the parts of the Earth's crust that move because of convection currents in the mantle?

• continents

• oceans

• tectonic plates

• faults

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is an opening in the Earth's crust where molten lava, ash, and gases comes out of?

• mountain

• hill

• volcano

• mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a sudden movement of the Earth's crust?

• volcano

• crustquake

• tectonic fault

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the breaks in Earth's crust where rocks can move past each other?

• tectonic plates

• earthquakes

• faults/plate boundaries

• lithosphere

Which fault is it when tectonic plates move away form each other?

• divergent

• convergent

• transverse