Earth's Formation

Earth's Formation

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Earth's Formation

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-4, MS-PS1-1, MS-ESS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kerry Mohan

Used 104+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct order of Earth’s layers from outermost to innermost?

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

crust, mantle, outer core,

inner core

mantle, inner core, outer core, crust

inner core, outer core,

mantle, crust

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth’s chemical layers is responsible for causing the magnetic field of the Earth?

crust

inner core

outer core

mantle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists classify Earth’s chemical layers by which of the following?

composition or chemical make-up

heat transfer

state of matter

temperature

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Nebular Theory, materials that accumulate to make a planet come from what source?

asteroid impacts

dust and gas from newly created stars

ice from comets

all of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the Earth’s chemical layers makes up the least amount of Earth’s mass?

crust

inner core

outer core

mantle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Planetary differentiation occurs because of what property of matter?

convection

density

mass

volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A material with a __________ density will be located ____________ of a planet.

high; on the surface

low; in the middle

low; on the surface

low; in the center

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