Earth Science Bounce Board Practice #2 2020

The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  

• Convergent Boundary
• Ocean Currents
• Convection Currents
• Transform Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

What was Pangea?

• An ancient Mountain Range that divided Africa
• A large valley where civilization began.
• A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.
• A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is "solid earth" called?

• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere
• Biosphere

This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?

• The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
• The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
• The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere. 
• The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere

Which crust is thicker?

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Divergent

• Convergent

Tsunamis are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tsunami's energy source is formed

• from under water

• from above water

• distant areas from where they began

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2