Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

Order the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
• inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core

What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?

• convection currents
• magnetic reversal
• volcanic eruption
• subduction zones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This structure rests on top of the asthenosphere:

• Lithosphere
• Outer Core
• Lower Mantle
• Oceanic Crust

The lithosphere is subdivided into:

• tectonic plates
• continents
• islands
• poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is not a piece of Wegener's evidence?

• fossils
• glaciers
• rocks
• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following lists the Earth's layers from innermost to outermost?

• Inner Core, Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

• Inner core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

• Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle, Crust

What is Pangea?

• a fern that lives close to the equator

• a large ice sheet

• a supercontinent made of the present-day continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Seafloor spreading is a process that...

• Destroys oceanic crust

• Occurs at the mid-ocean ridges

• Causes continents to plow through the seafloor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is most likely to form along a convergent tectonic boundary?

• a delta

• an ocean basin

• a mountain range

• a valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2