U4.3 quiz

Which picture is the convergent boundary?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which picture is the divergent boundary?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which picture is the transform boundary?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which picture has new crust forming?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which picture has crust subducting into the mantle?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which image best illustrates the magma convection currents within Earth’s interior?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of Earth has the lowest temperature, is entirely solid, and floats on top of fluid-like matter?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Camille and her friends enjoy experimenting with different foods. During a camping trip, they decide to fry bacon using nothing more than hot rocks. Camille heats a rock in the campfire for 30 minutes, and then removes it with tongs. She greases the rock and lays the bacon strips directly on it. The bacon turns out great, and the girls enjoy the food. Which two sentences accurately describe the girls’ experience with heat transfer?

• Heat was transferred from the fire to the rock.

• The girls cooked the bacon using convection currents.

• The bacon and the fire were in thermal equilibrium.

• The bacon lost energy to the rocks as they got warmer.

• The girls used conduction to cook the bacon.

Which sentence provides evidence that heat travels from Earth’s mantle up to its crust?

• Earth’s atmosphere is warmer during the day than at night.

• Earth’s outer surface is cooler than its interior layers.

• Rocks and other objects on Earth’s surface heat up quickly in the afternoon sun.

• The core of Earth is solid, but the layer just beneath Earth's crust is molten.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How does the magnetic field surrounding Earth benefit humankind?

• It prevents magma from seeping out of the crust.

• It steers aircraft away from radiation belts.

• It protects us from radioactive particles.

• It draws more oxygen into the atmosphere.