Earth Science - the Earth, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

What are the 3 main layers of the Earth?

• Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere

• Crust, Mantle, Core

• Rock, Magma, Ocean

• Top, Middle, Bottom

Which layer is the HOTTEST?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which layer of the Earth is directly below the crust?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter B?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What state of matter is the inner core?

• Solid

• Solid but flexible

• Liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Name the type of heat transfer shown in the picture.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What layer has convection currents?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

• Sinks

• Rises

• Stays in place

The plates of the crust move because...

• volcanoes erupt violently.

• of the weight of the oceans.

• of convection currents in the mantle.

• of the moon's gravity.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3