What is the 1st outermost layer of our planet? It's a thin shell that surrounds the entire Earth.
Crust
What layer of the earth is this?
Core
Which layer of the earth is this?
Inner core
Which layer of the earth is this?
Outer Core
This 2nd layer lies between the crust and the core of our planet.
The Mantle
Magma is molten rock. What does 'molten' mean?
Liquid or liquified
What is the name of molten rock that makes it outside a volcano onto the surface?
Lava
When lava and gas are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively, it's called an...
Eruption
Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
Tsunami
An overflow of water on normally dry ground.
Flood
A shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth's crust.
Earthquake
Huge pieces of rock that move SLOWLY in different ways.
Tectonic Plates
True or false (then elaborate)? Earthquakes happen only sometimes.
False. Earthquakes happen every day but most are small and we cannot feel them.
