Plate Tectonics - Naming and Layers

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

• wind
• ocean currents
• convection in the mantle
• expansion of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of crust is more dense?

• oceanic
• continental
• divergent
• pizza

What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• convection
• divergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Oxygen and Silicon
• Silicon and Magnesium
• Nickel and Iron
• Iron and Magnesium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are the two types of crust?

• Continental and Landforms

• Oceanic and Mountains

• Mountains and Landforms

• Oceanic and Continental

Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Lithosphere