Exploring Earth's Crust
A Grade 5 science worksheet focusing on the Earth's crust, its composition, and its relationship to other layers of the Earth.
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Exploring Earth's Crust
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the diagram of Earth's layers to help you with some questions.
Look at the diagram of Earth's layers below:
1. Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest and where we live?
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
2. What is the Earth's crust primarily made of?
Liquid iron and nickel
Solid rock
Molten metal
Gas
3. The Earth's crust is divided into large pieces called .
4. Below the crust is the , which is much thicker and made of hot, flowing rock.
5. The Earth's crust is the hottest layer of the Earth.
True
False
6. Mountains and oceans are found on the Earth's crust.
True
False
7. Describe one way the movement of the Earth's crust affects the surface of the Earth.
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