Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

List the layers of the earth from outside to inside.

• Inner Core

  Outer Core

  Mantle

  Crust

• Crust

  Inner Core

  Mantle

  Outer Core

• Mantle

  Crust

  Outer Core

  Inner Core

• Crust,

  Mantle

  Outer Core

  Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layers of the Earth are considered solid?

(2 Answers)

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is considered liquid?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is considered semi-solid?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The Earth's crust floats in a special zone in the mantle called the _________?

• Athenosphere

• Geosphere

• Lithosphere

• Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Convection {the heating and cooling of material} occurs in the ___________ of the Mantle. This force is what causes the earth's plates to move.

• Athenosphere

• Geosphere

• Lithosphere

• Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the 3 plate boundaries shown in the correct order?

{a. The Top, b. The Middle, c. The Bottom}

• a. Convergent Boundary

  b. Divergent Boundary

  c. Transform Boundary

• a. Divergent Boundary

  b. Convergent Boundary

  c. Transform Boundary

• a. Transform Boundary

  b. Divergent Boundary

  c. Convergent Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Image represents which kind of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Image represents which kind of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

The Image represents which kind of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2