year 9 Earth and Space

The Earth is

• solid

• made of several layers

• a gaseous planet

• consists of two layers

The surface of Earth is about ________ water and _____ land

• 90%/10%

• 50%/50%

• 75%/25%

• water does not exist on Earth

For the most part Earth is like a ________ layer burrito

• one

• two

• three

• four

Which is correct

• There are two cores in the center of Earth

• The core is broken into two layers

The outer core is

• solid and made of iron

• fluid and made of nickel and iron

• hollow like the Easter bunny thing

• solid like a rock

The inner core is

• solid rock

• solid iron

• liquid rock

• water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The reason the inner core is not liquid is because

• it is not hot enough

• it is under so much pressure

• we are not sure why

• the tooth fairy wills it

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The Earth is

• the second planet from the sun

• a gas planet

• the third planet from the sun

• the only planet in it's solar system

What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?

• collision
• mid-ocean ridge
• a boundry
• a rift zone

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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