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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The _____________ is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.
crust
mantle
core
lithosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What are the two types of crust?
thick and thin
ocean and basin
lower and upper
continental and oceanic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
Asthenosphere
Mantle
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is the part of the mantle on which tectonic plates move, it is semi-molten because the rock can soften and partly melt.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
crust
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is the rigid, top layer of the mantle combined with the crust.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
crust
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
subduction
plate tectonics
evolution
sea floor spreading
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What do you call an area where two tectonic plates interact in different ways? For example, slide past each other, move away from each other, or move towards each other.
plate boundaries
hot spots
subduction
convection
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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