6 - Earth's Structure

Which landform would most likely include low rolling hills, swamps, and marshes?

• a valley

• a mountain

• a highland

• a plain

Which of the following formed first in our solar system?

• a nebula

• moons

• the planets

• the Sun

Which layer of Earth is plastic-like?

• outer core

• asthenosphere

• crust

• inner core

Mountains are formed on the __________.

• crust

• upper mantle

• inner core

• outer core

What is the lithosphere?

• the plates that make up the crust and the upper part of the mantle

• large, flat stones sitting on top of malleable magma

• the plates that make up the crust

• the upper part of the mantle

The edges of a __________ are higher than the surrounding areas due to the nearly horizontal uplifting of rocks.

• plateau

• plain

• mountain

• lowland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happened to the dust and gas that did not contribute to forming the Sun?

• It was lost forever.

• It created the planets.

• It created other stars.

• It was all burned up by the Sun.

As two objects move farther apart, what happens to the force of gravity between them?

• it decreases

• it increases

• it stays the same

• it increases then decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What two systems are interacting when a river floods and erodes soil?

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If a hard-boiled egg was being used as a model of Earth, which part of the egg would represent the core?

• the membrane

• the shell

• the white

• the yolk