Science 8 - Earth's Interior

Which layer contains soil?

• Mantle
• Asthenosphere
• Crust
• Mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer is hottest?

• Crust
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Core

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What makes the inner core solid?

• Metals in the core are very light.
• Pressure at the core is very high.
• Chemicals in the core are very reactive.
• Temperatures in the core are very low.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer is MOST dense?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core
• Inner Core

P waves move through____

• Solids only
• Liquids only
• Solids and Liquids
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In which layer of the Earth do earthquakes happen?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago

• Wegener
• Pangaea
• Archyopteryx
• Ammonite

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• pangea
• glacier scaring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2