Rocks and Layers of the Earth

What are the two types of crust?

• top crust,bottom crust

• oceanic crust, continental crust

• water,land

• none of the above 

Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:

• Volcanoes

• Seismic Waves

• Continental Drift

• Convection Currents

Which layer is the densest?

• Z

• X

• W

• V

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?

• Upper and Lower Mantle

• Upper Mantle and Crust

• Core and Mantle

• Crust and Uppermost Mantle

This layer contains most of Earth's mass.

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

Oceanic Crust is mostly made of...

• Shells

• Sand

• Basalt

• Obsidian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Continental crust is mostly made of.........

• Granite

• Basalt

• Limestone

• Sedimentary

Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.

• denser

• less dense

Which layer has the coolest temperatures?

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

• crust

Which crust is thicker?

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Divergent

• Convergent