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1
Continental crust is
made of molten iron.
the part of the Earth's crust that forms land masses.
made mostly of silicon and magnesium oxide.
deep in the ocean.
2
As the young Earth cooled, the heaviest material
formed the mantle.
flew out into space.
sank to the center.
rose to the top.
3
Plate Tectonics Explained
False
True
4
Earth's crust is
hard and thin.
hard and thick.
soft and thin.
soft and thick.
5
You can infer that earthquakes are caused by
the movements of plates.
large ocean waves.
movement in the inner core.
the solid iron in the inner core.
6
One can best show Earth's layers by a
a soccer ball.
a slice of frosted cake.
round rock.
peach half, showing the skin, flesh, and pit.
7
The oceanic crust
is part of the Earth's core.
lies only under the ocean.
lies under both the ocean and the continents.
is part of the Earth's mantle.
8
It is most likely that the high pressure in the inner core comes from
the weight of the layers above the inner core.
high temperatures.
low temperatures.
gasses deep inside the Earth.
9
Earth's thickest layer is
the crust.
the inner core.
the mantle.
the outer core.
10
The mantle is made of
liquid metals
dirt.
solid metals.
very hot rock that flows like hot asphalt.