Earth's Structure and Movement

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which crust is thicker

• oceanic

• continental

• bread

• pizza

What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?

• the Crust

• the Mantle

• the Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the cooling source for convection in the mantle?

• the Crust

• the Mantle

• the Core

 Where do convection currents happen in the model we are studying?

• the Crust

• the Mantle

• the Core

When molten  material is cooled in the mantle it becomes

• more dense

• less dense 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.

• Lithosphere

• Earthquake

• Convection Currents

• Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Solid, outer layer and is made of both the oceanic and continental crust.

• Hydrosphere

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

• Convection Current

• Lithosphere

• Core

• Magma

The very center of the Earth, and the hottest part of the planet.

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Magma

• Lithosphere