Earth Systems Practice Test

Which layer of the earth is solid and made mostly of iron?

• Lithosphere

• inner core

• outer core

• Mantle

How many layers of the Earth's CORE are there?

• one
• two
• three
• four

Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter G

• Crust
• Convection Current
• Inner Core
• Outer Core 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter F

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Outer Core

Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter B

• Crust
• Convection Current
• Inner Core
• Outer Core 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter D

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Outer Core

Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter C

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Inner Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?

• inner core
  inner core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which feature would most likely be forming at a convergent plate boundary of continental plates?

• volcano

• rift valley

• deep trench

• mountains

If the location of earthquakes over the past 10 years was plotted on a map, which of the following would be observed?

• Earthquakes don't seem to have any pattern

• Earthquakes usually occur in the middle of continents

• Earthquakes tend to occur by plate boundaries