The earth's structure and plate tectonics

At the surface of the earth is the

• crust

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The layer that is plastic is called the _____________

The boundary between the crust and the rigid mantle is the ______________

The layer that is liquid is the _________________________

Use one word to describe the inner core.

What was the name of Wegener's super-continent?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why was Wegener not believed, even by other scientists?

• No one had ever heard of Pangea

• He had no explanation of what had caused it to happened

• The continents didn't really look they fit together.

Which of these is broken into plates?

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which convergent zone does NOT have trenches associated with it?

• Subduction

• Island Arc

• Collision zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which phenomenon is found in all three convergent zones?

• Mountains

• volcanoes

• Trenches