Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of plate boundary runs across Iceland?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Nordic boundary
Transform boundary
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the border between two tectonic plates called?
Boundary
Collision zone
Rift
Trench
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these layers is found directly above the earth’s core?
Asthenosphere
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and nickel.
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tectonic plates float on which semiliquid layer?
Asthenosphere
Crust
Inner Core
Lithosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of crust is found under the continents?
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Geologic Crust
None of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scientist is credited with proposing the ideas that led to the development of the plate tectonics theory?
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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