Fourth Six Weeks

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

• crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Which layer is made of slightly molten rock?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer is the thinnest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer can be described as either Oceanic or Continental?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer causes the lithospheric plates to move?

• asthenosphere

• inner core

• crust

• basalt

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What created the Grand Canyon?

• Earthquakes tore the land in half

• Floods Quickly Caused landslides

• Rain, wind and the river slowly carved into the rock and soil

• Large erupting volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.

• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

• washing away beaches.

• moving topsoil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____ is the process by which soil and sediment (weathered rock) are transported (moved) from one place to another by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Running Water

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