Layers of the Earth

What is Geology?

• The study of the structure and surface of the Earth

• The study of rocks

• The study of Geodes

• The study of the Earth and its atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What are the layers of the Earth? Click all that apply.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What percent of the Earth's mass does the crust make up?

• 0.5%

• 1%

• 5%

• 15%

The Earth's crust is thinnest where?

• Under the ocean

• Under the continents

What percentage of the Earth's mass does the Mantle make up?

• 67%

• 76%

• 6.7%

• 50%

What is the driving force behind the movement of the Earth's plates?

• Convection Currents

• Convection ovens

• Heat waves

• Fudge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How deep is the Mantle?

• 1800 miles

• 1300 miles

• 800 miles

• 32 miles

What is the 1st interior layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

What are the layers of the Earth in order starting with the outermost layer?

• crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core

• crust, asthenosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, outer core, lower mantle, inner core, asthenosphere, lithosphere

What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?

• outer core

• lithosphere

• crust

• inner core