Earth Science Test

The Earth's outermost layer that is made of thin rigid rock is called?

• crane

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

The layer of the Earth that is made of solid iron and nickel is called?

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

• inner core

A steep-sided volcano that can be found around the world that forms in subduction zones when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate is called?

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Continental Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor that is younger, thinner, denser and simpler in structure than the continental crust is called?

• Mantle

• Plates

• Oceanic Crust

• Inner Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This is the solid outermost layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle is called?

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plate

• Crust

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Hawaii is located over a tectonic plate. Because of this, Hawaii is MOST LIKELY to experience...

• erosions

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates

• converging tectonic plates

• erosion of the land by the ocean

• deposition of sediments by the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Seafloor spreading is a phenomenon that occurs at mid-oceanic ridges, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. New crust, which is created by volcanic activity, spreads away from the ridge. Seafloor spreading could be one reason...

• the continents are drifting apart.

• all earthquakes have their epicenters in oceans.

• most active volcanoes are found in the Atlantic Ocean.

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the longest mountain range in the world.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The most recent evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics would include...

• GPS monitoring of plate speeds and movements.

• the WWII discovery of paleomagnetic reversals.

• the 1963 mapping of the tectonic plate boundaries.

• C-14 dating of marine fossils found in the Himalayas.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In 1915, Alfred Wegener wrote the book entitled The Origins of the Continents and the Oceans in which he developed and describe which scientific theory?

• the cell theory

• the big bang theory

• the theory of evolution

• theory of continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5