E 2.1 & 2.2 Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics

Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

Which of these correctly lists Earth’s layers in order from the center to the surface?

• outer core, inner core, asthenosphere, lithosphere
• asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner core
• inner core, asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer core
• inner core, outer core, asthenosphere, lithosphere

Due to extreme pressure, the inner core of Earth is

• solid.
• liquid.
• gas.
• plasma.
  

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Most earthquakes take place along tectonic plate _____________.

• boundaries

• plate tectonics theory

• seismic

• magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates

• fault

• compression

• divergent

• convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape

• boundaries

• plate tectonics theory

• mantle

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the boundary between two tectonic plates that are scraping past each other horizontally

• transform

• divergent

• fault

• convergent

the name of the landmass that existed when all continents were joined

• The Ring of Fire

• Pangea

• Continental Drift

• mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

________ occurs when two tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other then sinks into the mantle.

• subduction

• divergent

• convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A break in the Earth’s crust is called a ___________.

• hot spot

• fault

• energy