Bill Nye: Earth’s Crust
Jacob Terrell
Name _________________________________
Feb 8th
Date ___________
5th
Period ______
crust
1. The Earth’s ______________
is a thin layer of rock that surrounds the
Earth.
core
2. The layers of the Earth from the center are the ____________,
crust
outer core
_________________,
_________________,
and _______________.
mantle
3. If the Earth were like an egg, the crust would be as thick as the
egg shell
___________________________.
4. Mt. St. Helens was erupting as the early settlers moved in from the year
1800
1857
______________ until _______________.
baking soda
5. The “lava” was made in the laboratory by mixing ________________
and ___________________
which produced ___________________
gas.
carbon dioxide
vinegar
geyser
6. A _______________
is like a volcano, except it is boiling water.
7. Tectonic is from the Latin word meaning ___________________.
build
Pangaea
8. _______________
means “whole Earth”.
volcanoes
9. Where the plates spread apart, we get ____________________.
mountains
10.Where the plates come together, we get ___________________.
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11.North America is moving away from Europe about ______
inch(es) per
year.
caves
12._____________
are hollowed out spaces in the Earth’s crust.
2,800
13.The Earth’s core is ___________
kilometers in diameter.
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