Week 26 Vocabuary

Label the Layers of the Earth​​

c

b

a

d

Crust

Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantel

What is the correct order of the earth's layers from inside to outside?

• inner core, mantle, outer core, crust

• outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Select ALL layers that are solid.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

• Oceanic and Crustatious Crust
• Oceanic and Continental Crust
• Optic and Continental Crust

Select the THREE characteristics that describe the oceanic crust.

• Denser type of crust

• thinner form of crust

• youngest type of crust

• older form of crust

• Thickest form of crust

a timeline of past life forms documented through fossils.

• Mid-ocean

  ridge

• Mountain Building

• Fossil record

• Seafloor Spreading

a mountain range that runs under the ocean, formed by tectonic plates moving apart. As the plates separate, molten rock rises to the seafloor, producing enormous volcanic eruptions of basalt

• Mid-Ocean

  Ridge

• Mountain Building

• Fossil Record

• Oceanic Crust

the result of collision between two landmasses

• Mid-ocean

  ridge

• Mountain Building

• Fossil record

• Seafloor Spreading

a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other

• Mid-ocean

  ridge

• Mountain Building

• Fossil record

• Seafloor Spreading

Which layer of the Earth is composed primarily of liquid iron and nickel?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core