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

• crust
• mantle
• core
• asthenosphere

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

• Tectonic plates on the crust move.
• The mantle increases in size.
• Pressure in the crust increases.
• Pressure in the crust decreases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the order of the layers? 

• inner core, lithosphere, outer core, asthenosphere

• asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner core

• lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core

• crust, core, mantle

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

• The sun
• The crust
• the mantle
• the core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent? 

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Reform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this type of boundary

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Reform
• Transform

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and pie

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S6E5

S6E5.a

subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?

• islands
• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• all of the above

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S6E5

S6E5.f