Geosphere and Convection Currents

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Guy Whitman
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the solid and rigid outer layer of the planet Earth
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Convection Currents
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
all of the rock, soil, and sediment that make up the earth; Geo = Earth
Geosphere
Geology
Geography
Geo-Bee
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass called ____________.
Pangea
Pancreas
Pangeology
Pan America
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The 4 layers of the planet earth. Check all that apply.
Crust
Mantle
Ocean
Outer Core
Inner Core
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the transfer of heat through liquid or gas or even the earth
conduction
convection
electricity
radiation
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: __________________ also happens inside the earth (see image). Tremendous heat and pressure within the mantle cause hot magma to flow in convection currents (rising and falling of liquid magma). This causes the plates in the crust (lithosphere) to shift and move and sometimes break.
convection
radiation
conduction
wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Convection also happens inside the earth (see image). Tremendous heat and pressure within the ______________ cause hot magma to flow in convection currents (rising and falling of liquid magma). This causes the plates in the crust (lithosphere) to shift and move and sometimes break.
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
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