Plate Tectonics Review

This layer of Earth is solid iron and nickel

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Crust

The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?

• Upper and Lower Mantle

• Asthenosphere and Crust

• Core and Mantle

• Crust and Upper (Rigid) Mantle

This layer of the Earth has a "plastic" state.

• Asthenosphere

• Rigid Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Outer Core

Overall, what happens to the density of the rock as you move toward the center?

• increases

• decreases

• varies

• crust

Which statement is correct?

• As you move up through the layers, the pressure increases.
• As you move down through the layers pressure increases.
• As you move down through the layers, pressure decreases.
• As you move up down through the layers, pressure remains the same.

What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?

• it remains the same
• it increases then decreases
• it increases
• it decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which statement is accurate about continental crust?

• It is made of granite and more dense than oceanic crust.

• It is made of basalt and more dense than oceanic crust.

• It is made of granite and less dense than oceanic crust.

• It is made of basalt and less dense than oceanic crust.

Which statement is accurate about oceanic crust?

• It is made of granite and more dense than continental crust.

• It is made of basalt and more dense than continental crust.

• It is made of granite and less dense than continental crust.

• It is made of basalt and less dense than continental crust.

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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