Earth's Structure & Tectonic Plates

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth
• Ring of Fire
• Ring of Stone
• Ring of Diamond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

• droughts

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

• Ocean currents move continents around the planet

• Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

• Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

• Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangea

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

• core
• lava
• magma
• mantle

The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.

• True
• False

The ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.

• Crust
• Mantle
• Core
• Lithosphere

True or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. 

• True
• False