Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling

What type of scientist studies rocks and the forces that make and shape planet Earth?

• Paleontologist

• Astronomer

• Physicist

• Geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of scientist studies fossils and the history of life on Earth?

• Paleontologist

• Astronomer

• Physicist

• Geologist

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does the lightbulb in a lava lamp represent in the Earth?

• The core

• The mantle

• The lithosphere

• The asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What does the cap in a lava lamp represent in the Earth?

• The core

• The mantle

• The lithosphere

• The asthenosphere

What causes the wax in a lava lamp to rise to the top?

• The heat makes the wax LESS dense, causing it to rise.

• The heat makes the wax MORE dense, causing it to rise.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The molten material in the mantle acts like...

• a gas

• a non-Newtonian fluid

• plasma

• water

Who was the first person to hypothesize that all the continents were once one giant landmass?

• Harry Hess

• Bill Nye

• Alfred Wegener

• Pangaea

What is the name of the giant landmass on Earth about 300 million years ago?

• Wegener

• Mariana Trench

• Ring of Fire

• Pangaea

What theory explains the idea that the continents slowly move over Earth's surface?

• Continental Drift

• Subduction

• Sea-Floor Spreading

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What theory states that pieces of the lithosphere is in constant motion?

• Convection

• Subduction

• Plate Tectonics

• Wegener

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3