Dynamic Earth Test (1- plate tectonics)

Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is

• less dense

• thinner

• more dense

• more mafic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

At which depth below Earth's surface is the density most likely 10.5 grams per cubic centimeter?

• asthenosphere

• stiffer mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which cross-section diagram of a portion of the crust and mantle best shows the pattern of mantle convection currents that are believed to cause the formation of a mid-ocean ridge?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The presence of glacial striations in Australia indicates that

• glaciers can form in tropical locations

• Australia's climate was once colder

• Australia currently has areas of polar climate

According to tectonic plate maps, NY is presently located

• at a convergent plate boundary

• above a mantle hot spot

• above a mid-ocean ridge

• near the center of a large plate

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which location is closest to a divergent plate boundary

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Currently, at the center of mid-ocean ridges there is

• the oldest ocean crust with normal polarity

• the oldest ocean crust with reversed polarity

• new crust forming with normal polarity

• new crust forming with reversed polarity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary is located at the San Andreas Fault?

• divergent

• subduction

• convergent

• transform

Which mantle hot spot is located directly on a mid-ocean ridge plate boundary?

• Yellowstone

• Iceland

• Canary Islands

• Hawaii

Earth's interior properties are inferred from

• exterrestrial planets

• Earth's surface features

• seismic wave analysis