Layers Inside Earth Unit 3

Which of the following IS NOT a way that fossils help us.

• Fossils can help us understand what past climates where like.

• Fossils are just cool but don't really help us.

• Fossils can show us how Earth's surface has changed.

• Fossils can help us understand what animals lived long ago.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The Wasatch Mountains of Utah are many hundreds of miles from the ocean. Yet, hikers there often find rocks that contain fossils of ocean animals. Based on this evidence, what inference can you make about the history of the Wasatch Mountains?

• The land that makes up the mountains was the ocean floor once.

• A bird carried the seashells to the mountains.

• The fossils don't really tell us anything about the mountains.

• A hiker dropped the fossil of an ocean animals there.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If you find the fossil of a palm tree in Alaska, what can you conclude about the past climate of Alaska?

• The climate of Alaska was warmer once.

• The climate of Alaska was drier once.

• The climate of Alaska was colder once.

• The climate of Alaska was the same as now.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is the correct labeling of Earth's layers?

• A - outer core, B - mantle, C - inner core, D - crust

• A - mantle, B - outer core, C - crust, D - inner core

• A - crust, B - mantle, C - outer core, D - inner core

• A - crust, B - mantle, C - inner core, D - outer core

Which of Earth's layers do we know the most about?

• inner core

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

Put the layers in order according to pressure, temperature, and density. Number 1 has the highest pressure, temperatures and density and number 4 has the lowest pressure, temperature and density.

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer is composed of liquid iron and nickel?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layers is composed of basalt and granite?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layers has plastic like rock?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer is composed of solid iron and nickel?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core