Bill Nye - Earth's crust

Front

If the Earth were like an egg, the crust would be as thick as the:

Back

Shell

Front

The ______ is the thin outer layer of solid rock around the Earth.

Back

crust

Front

_____________ means 'whole Earth'

Back

Pangaea

Front

The layers of the Earth from the center are:

Back

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Front

A ______ is a location on Earth's surface where water, heated by the mantle, bursts through the crust.

Back

geyser

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the Earth's crust primarily made of?

Back

Rocks and minerals.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

What is the layer beneath the Earth's crust?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What is the Earth's core made of?

Back

Iron and nickel.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move?

Back

Plate tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A large slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's crust.