
Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics Quiz Review
Authored by Cris DeWolf
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9th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The most dense layer of our planet is the ___. It is made of solid iron and nickel.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer(s) of the earth make up the rigid lithosphere - that is broken up into the 15 major tectonic plates?
crust and lower mantle
crust and upper mantle
lower mantle and outer core
Answer explanation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As seismic waves move through the interior of the Earth they ____.
A. are bent or refracted
B. change speed and direction
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lord Kelvin estimated the age of the Earth based on the cooling rate of rock. His age was waaaay too young. What source of heat in the Earth's core was he unaware of?
gravitational compression
residual heat from Earth's formation
radioactivity of elements in the core
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do most earthquakes occur?
In Indonesia
Along plate boundaries
in the southern hemisphere
in Asia
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What evidence is there to support Wegener's ideas about continental drift and the existence of Pangaea?
The apparent jigsaw-puzzle fit of continental coastlines
distribution of fossils across multiple continents
similarities of rocks and mountains on different continents
people live on all the continents
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Naval Reserve officer and geologist, Harry Hess, gathered data while on board submarines during WW II that helped him develop a mechanism - and explanation - for how continents could have moved to their present locations after Pangaea broke up. This mechanism is called ___.
slab pull
convection currents
seafloor spreading
continental drift
Answer explanation
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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