Final Assessment: Earth's Composition

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

True or False: The Earth's crust is made up of several pieces called tectonic plates.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the Earth's core primarily made of?

What causes earthquakes?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth called?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the Earth's crust broken into?

• spheres

• blocks

• plates

• circles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth do we live on?

• crust

• mantle

• upper land

• stratosphere

"What do you think would happen if the Earth’s core cooled down?"

Include at least TWO of our vocabulary terms from this week, as well as what you have learned about the Earth's core.