Dynamic Earth Test Review

Which liquid is the least dense?

• oil
• water
• syrup 
• plastic bottle

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle? 

• the Sun
• the crust
• the mantle
• the core

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 

• mesosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• mantle

As you travel from the crust down to the inner core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

• all three would increase

• all three would decrease

• all three would stay the same

• The temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the order of the layers, starting on the surface? 

• inner core, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, asthenosphere
• asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
• crust, core, mantle

The layer that makes up most of the Earth's mass and volume is the

• crust
• mantle
• core
• asthenosphere

What evidence supports seafloor spreading where older crust is found further away from the mid-ocean ridge?

• fossil evidence

• volcanic evidence

• mountain rock evidence

• magnetic reversal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the boundary...

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• slab pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the boundary...

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• ridge push

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is Pangaea?

• the name of a German scientist
• the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
• another name for continental drift
• the name of an ancient fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4