Earth Layers and Tectonic Plates

Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer core

What is the thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth, that we live on?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is made of molten rock?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Put these layers in order from the center of Earth outward

• Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

• outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Millions of years ago, our continents were one big land mass called ____________.

• Protons

• Pangea

• Plasma

• Photosynthesis

Alfred Wegener used __________ to prove that Pangea once existed ?

• graham crackers and frosting

• math

• a metal detector

• fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Tectonic plates that are coming together or colliding?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Sedergent

Tectonic plates that are spreading or pulling apart.

• Convergent

• divergent

• transform

• merging

Tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• collusion

Earth's plates are....

• Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
• Never moved
• Move seldom and very fast
• move when they feel like it

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1