Earth's Outer Layer

The least dense layer of Earth is ___________

• Core

• Asthenosphere

• Lower Mantle

• Crust

The crust is broken into many large pieces called _________ plates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What elements are found in Earth's crust?

• Iron and Nickle

• Basalt and Granite

• Iron and magnesium

• Copper and silver

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This layer is hot, has water and is made of nickel and Iron.

• Oceanic

• Continental

• inner core

• outer core

The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet

• the four layers

• the crust

• outer core

• inner core

What is the Outer layer made up of?

• liquid and nickel

• nickel, iron

• some water but mostly iron, and nickel.

• all

Which layer of the Earth is known as the 'skin' of the planet?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

What is the primary composition of the Earth's crust?

• Iron and Nickel

• Silicon and Oxygen

• Magnesium and Iron

• Carbon and Hydrogen

The Earth's crust is divided into large pieces called what?

• Continents

• Tectonic Plates

• Islands

• Ridges

Which type of crust is denser, oceanic or continental?

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Both are equally dense

• Neither, they have no density