Earth's Layers and Composition

Earth's Layers and Composition

7th Grade

17 Qs

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Earth's Layers and Composition

Earth's Layers and Composition

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Science

7th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The thin, solid outer layer of Earth where we live. It includes land and the ocean floor.

Crust

Mantle

Core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The thick layer beneath the crust made of hot, slow-moving rock.

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A layer of liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A solid ball of iron and nickel at the very center of Earth. It is extremely hot and under great pressure.

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rigid, solid upper part of Earth that includes the crust and the very top of the mantle. It is broken into pieces called tectonic plates.

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A softer, hotter layer of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere. The rock here moves slowly and allows tectonic plates to move.

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Large, rigid pieces of the lithosphere that move slowly over the asthenosphere.

Tectonic Plates

Convection Currents

Puzzle Pieces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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