06-2.3 Structure of the Earth - Crust
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- Q1
As you go deeper toward the center of the Earth, the temperature ______
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As you go deeper toward the center of the Earth, the pressure ____________
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Scientists study how _____________ move through certain materials to help them better understand the composition of the Earth.
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Since scientists can't see through the Earth, they need to infer what the _______________ and _________ of the material might be.
mass and composition
elements and matter
density and composition
density and mass
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The composition of something tells us
what it is made of
how it moves
how it works
its density
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The mechanical properties of something tells us
how it moves
its amount of density
its amount of matter
what it is made of
30s - Q7
Which best describes the crust layer of the Earth?
brittle, rocky, outer layer
solid, dense outer layer
outer layer of the Earth below the mantle
compact outer layer above and below the ocean
30s - Q8
The crust layer formed when _______
when water from asteroids and comets crashed into the Earth
the Earth started to cool down after turning into a ball of liquid
when the Sun released a burst of Energy in a solar flare
the Earth crashed into a Mars sized planet
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The crust is broken down into two layers ______________ and ___________.
ocean spray and continents
conversation crust and wave crust
continental crust and oceanic crust
cookie crust and orange crust
30s - Q10
Which layer is located under the ocean? _______________
continental crust
ocean layer
oceanic crust
cookie crust
30s - Q11
The continental crust is the ________ layer of the crust
thin
compact
thick
flexible
30s - Q12
The oceanic crust is the ____ layer of the crust
thinner
sandy
largest
thicker
30s - Q13
What could make the oceanic crust thinner than the continental crust?
The pressure due to the mass of the ocean could compact the oceanic layer.
The pressure due to the mass of the continental crust sitting on top of the oceanic crust
The pressure due to the undersea volcanoes
The temperature of the core keeps the oceans warm and thin
30s - Q14
Which layer of the crust is compact and dense? ____________
oceanic
mantle
metamorphic
continental
30s - Q15
Which crust layer is sandy?
metamorphic
continental
oceanic
mantle
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