Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

The oceanic crust

• lies only under the ocean.

• is part of the Earth's mantle.

The Earth's crust is

• hard and thin

• soft and thick

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The mantle is made of

• very hot rock that flows like hot asphalt.

• solid metals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Earth's thickest layer is

• the crust

• the mantle

As the young Earth cooled, the heaviest material

• sank to the center

• flew into space

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

One can best show Earth's layers by a

• a soccer ball

• peach half, showing the skin, flesh, and pit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

It is most likely that the high pressure in the inner core comes from

• the weight of the layers above the inner core.

• low temperatures.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The crust is a _______.

• solid layer of rock

• layer of water

What is earth's third layer

• crust

• outer core

Earth's core is...

• cold

• hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1