Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics

Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Order the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

Back

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest? Options: Inner Core, Mantle, Crust, Outer Core

Back

Mantle

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a difference between oceanic & continental crust?

Back

Continental is thicker

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

State of matter the rocks that are in the mantle: Solid, Liquid, Gas, Semisolid

Back

Semisolid

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the driving force behind plate tectonics? Options: convection currents, magnetic reversal, volcanic eruption, subduction zones

Back

convection currents

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where in the mantle are convection currents found? Options: Upper, Lower, Middle, Center

Back

Middle

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This structure rests on top of the asthenosphere: Lithosphere, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Oceanic Crust

Back

Lithosphere

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