Earth Structure

Which is the hottest part of the Earth?

• The core
• The mantle
• The crust
• The Asthenosphere

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What is the core made of?

• Molten rock
• Solid rock
• Molten metal
• Solid metal

Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?

• iron and steel
• iron and nickel
• gold and silver
• iron and copper

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these features would you expect to see at a convergent boundary?

• ridges

• rifts

• hot spots

• trenches and volcanoes

In Seafloor Spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts or flows out

• along the edges of all the continents

• in the deep ocean trenches

• along mid-ocean ridges

• in the north and south poles

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The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

• the Moho discontinuity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

Convergent Plate Movement can create

• Rifts
• Mountains
• Ocean Ridges
• Radiation

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