earth layers

Select ALL layers that are liquid/molten rock.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Select ALL layers that are solid.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

A form of indirect evidence used by scientists, vibrations that travel through Earth’s crust (earthquake)

• Guessing

• Seismic Waves

• Convection Currents

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Layer of Earth that is made of the upper mantle and crust.

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lower Mantle/Mesosphere

• Core

The parts of Earth that contain living organisms

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Tectonic plates move due to what?

• the moon

• tsunamis

• heated currents deep within Earth

• the formation of mountains over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The continental crust floats on top of the mantle because the crust is

• less dense than the mantle.

• made of a liquid material.

• made up of oxygen which is a light element.

• separated from the mantle by a layer of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which is true about oceanic crust?

• It is thinner and less dense than continental crust.

• It is thinner and more dense than continental crust.

• It is thicker and more dense than continental crust.

• It is thicker and less dense than continental crust.

Which is the coolest layer?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Why is the inside of the earth divided into layers?

• The layers are all solid.

• The layers are all the same temperature.

• The inside is divided into layers but, they are all alike.

• The inside of the earth is divided into layers because they are all different temperatures and densities.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1