Earth's Layers and Processes

Surface processes that work to break down rock are called___________.

• Weathering

• Subduction

• Compaction

• Cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is thought to cause Earth's Magnetic Field?

• Iron particles moving in the currents of Earth's oceans

• Particles of iron moving through the atmosphere

• The solid iron in Earth's inner core

• movement of the molten iron in Earth's outer core

Which layer of the Earth has the largest volume?

• The Mantle

• The outer core

• The crust

• The inner core

the _______________ is Earth's thinnest layer.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What do convergent divergent and transform boundaries have in common

• the same types of forces occur at each

• subduction of one plate occurs at all of them

• they are the boundaries between two different tectonic plates

• similar geological formations occur at all of them

which are more common near boundaries than in the middle of tectonic plates.

• Earthquakes only

• Volcanoes only

• Both earthquakes and volcanoes

• Neither earthquakes nor volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the term for the underwater mountain ranges that form at divergent boundaries?

• mid-ocean ridges

• rift mountains

• tension ranges

• abyssal plains

What can form when two continental collide?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• A subduction zone

• A chain of volcanoes

• A high mountain range

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At which type of plate boundary do two plates slide past each other?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

• Convergent

Which force is common at transform plate boundaries

• Shear

• Tension

• Subduction

• Compression

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3