Earth's Layers

The crust is broken up into moving _______ that float on top of the _______.

• plates and mantle

• layers and core

• sections and crust

• pieces and surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

There are two types of crust: _______ crust and _______ crust.

• The two types of crust are continental crust and oceanic crust.

• The two types of crust are continental crust and volcanic crust.

• The two types of crust are oceanic crust and tectonic crust.

• The two types of crust are sedimentary crust and metamorphic crust.

Continental crust is made up of mostly _______.

• Granite

• Basalt

• Sandstone

• Limestone

Oceanic crust is made up of mostly _______.

• basalt

• granite

• limestone

• sandstone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Oceanic crust is _______ than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is lighter than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

• Oceanic crust is older than continental crust.

Oceanic crust _______ beneath the continental crust. This process is known as a _______.

• subducts, subduction

• floats, flotation

• rises, uplift

• sinks, sinking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Lithosphere is made of the _______ and the upper part of the _______.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The solid rocks can flow like a _______ causing the plates to move.

• a liquid

• a gas

• a solid

• a plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth’s _______ heats rock material in the lower mantle.

• Earth's core

• Earth's crust

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The material _______ to the top, cools, and _______ back down again toward the core. This cycle is known as _______.

• rises, sinks, convection

• falls, rises, conduction

• moves, settles, radiation

• ascends, descends, diffusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1