Earth History Review

What is the inner core and outer core made of?

• iron and nickel

• iron and copper

• copper and zinc

• zinc and nickle

Which type of crust is the most dense?

• pizza

• continental

• oceanic

What is located in the mantle that is responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates?

• lava

• sediments

• lower mantle

• convection currents

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What type of rock is most of the Earth made up of?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• oceanic

In which type of rock do you find fossils?

• igneous rock because of its intense heat

• metamorphic rock because of its intense pressure

• igneous rock because its made of magma

• sedimentary rocks because there is less heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Layers that live farther down in the rock layers are more than likely have...

• current organisms

• mostly shells and birds

• extinct organisms

• land mammals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for creating mountains?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• metamorphic

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for mid ocean ridges and seafloor spreading in the ocean?

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does the Law of Superposition state?

• the youngest rock layer is in the middle and oldest rock layer is on top

• the youngest rock layer is on bottom and the youngest layer is on top

• the youngest rock layer is on top and the oldest layer is on bottom

• the oldest rock layer is in the middle and the youngest rock layer is on top

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What is the oldest era that we have?

• cenozoic

• paleozoic

• mesozoic

• precambrian

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