SC.7.E

SC.7.E.6.1

Interactions between layers of Earth cause convection currents to move crustal plates. The diagram below shows four layers of Earth.

In which layer of Earth are the convection currents that directly result in tectonic plate motion found?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What layer of the earth is made of soild iron and nickel?

• innner core
• mantle
• crust
• outer core

The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

• crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Is a layer of week of soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.  Tectonic plates move on top of this layer. 

• Inner Core
• Asthensophere
• Lithosphere
• Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?

• convergent
• horizontal
• divergent
• transform

What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?

• convergent
• horizontal
• divergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the approximate age of Earth?

• 4.6 billion years

• 4.6 million years

• 46,000 years

• 4600 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4