Changing Earth

What layer of the Earth is the thickest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the outer most layer of the Earth?

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

What materials is the outer core and inner core made of?

• Iron and Nickel

• Silver and Gold

• Iron and Silver

• Aluminum and Nickel

What layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

What layer of the Earth do plate tectonics rest on?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

The outer core is made of _______

• Liquid Metal

• Semi-Solid Metal

• Solid Metal

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of the semi-liquid rock in the mantle?

• Iron

• Magma

• Lava

• Nickel

What causes the inner core to be completely solid?

• Convection

• Release

• Radiation

• Pressure

What are the two types of crust?

• Polar and Tropical

• Continental and Oceanic

• Maritime and Continental

• Oceanic and Polar

How fast do plate tectonics move?

• Very quickly

• At a moderate speed

• They don't move at all

• Very slowly

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3