Earth's Interior

When earthquakes occur, they produce _______________. 

• pressure 
• seismic waves 
• movement
• magnetic pull 

___________ results from a force pushing on an area. 

• Temperature
• Pressure 
• Movement
• Formation 

The layer of the rock that forms the Earth's outer skin. 

• crust
• mantle
• lithosphere
• basalt

The crust is a lay of solid rock that includes both ___________ and ___________. 

• dry land, ocean floor 
• mountains, plains
• granite, basalt
• lithosphere, dry land

The crust in the ocean consists mostly of _____

• Granite
• Basalt
• Rock Salt
• Gabbro

___________ is a dark rock with a fine texture. 

• Basalt
• Gabbro
• Sandstone
• Granite 

The continental crust that forms the continents is mainly formed of ________.

• Quartzite
• Basalt
• Granite
• Gabbro

Below the boundary is the solid material of the ________________, a layer of hot rock.

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• outer crust 
• mantle

Scientist divide the mantle into layers based on the ______________________ of those layers. 

• physical characteristics
• chemical composition
• rocks seen
• minerals seen

What is the lithosphere?

• part of earth's crust
• uppermost part of the mantle that forms a liquid layer
• lower part of the mantle 
• uppermost part of the mantle that forms the rigid layer