Earth's Structure

What does the term "Size" refer to?

• The feel of substances

• How big something is

• What something is made up of

• How hot or cold something is

What is "Composition"?

• Force pressing on an area

• How big something is

• What something is made up of

• The feel of substances

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which term describes "how hot or cold something is"?

• Pressure

• Temperature

• Texture

• Size

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What does "Pressure" mean?

• Dark rock with a fine texture

• The feel of substances

• Force pressing on an area

• Rock with a light color and coarse texture

What is "Basalt"?

• Rock with a light color and coarse texture

• Dark rock with a fine texture

• The feel of substances

• How big something is

Which rock is described as having a light color and coarse texture?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Pressure

• Composition

What does "Texture" refer to?

• How hot or cold something is

• The feel of substances

• What something is made up of

• Force pressing on an area

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Match the following characteristics with their descriptions.

• Texture

• the feel of substances

• Size

• force pressing on an area

• Temperature

• how hot or cold something is

• Composition

• what something is made up of

• Pressure

• how big something is

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Core

• Crust, Surface, Core

• Mantle, Surface, Core

• Crust, Mantle, Surface

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that varies among Earth's layers?

• Size

• Composition

• Color

• Temperature