Layers of the Earth Notes Quizizz

What determines if a layer of the Earth is solid or liquid?

• Geological properties

• Physical properties

• Chemical properties

• Temperature properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the average thickness of Earth's crust?

• 200km

• 100km

• 40km

• 10km

Which type of crust is mostly made of granite?

• Mantle

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Outer core

What is the main component of the mantle?

• Iron and Magnesium Silicates

• Gemstones

• Granite

• Iron and nickel

What is the state of the outer core?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the inner core of the Earth made of?

• Granite

• Molten rock

• Iron and nickel

• Silicates

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What is the major difference between the Continental crust vs. the Oceanic Crust?

• The continental crust is in space.

• The oceanic crest is more dense than the continental crust.

• The oceanic crust was made before the continental crust.

• People can touch the continental crust but not the oceanic crust.

Label the layers of the earth

a

b

c

d

Mantle

Outer Core

Crust

Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

• The mantle is not liquid but it is ductile, or ​​ (a)   , which means that on very long time scales and under pressure it can flow.​

• plastic
• dense
• broken
• unbreakable