Landforms 1-5

What is incorrect about this model?

• the inner core is too small.

• The outer core is in the wrong place.

• The crust is too large.

• The layers are not in the correct order.

Answer explanation

The crust should be much smaller. It is a thin layer covering the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following are natural occurrences formed at Earth's crustal plates?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountain or Mid-ocean ridge

• Trenches

• All of the following

Answer explanation

Convergent boundaries-mid ocean ridge or mountain

Divergent boundaries- trench

Subduction zone- volcano

Transform Fault Boundary- earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The plates on the Earth's surface are _________ moving.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The hottest layer of the Earth is ______.

• The inner core

• The mantle

• The outer core

• The crust

Answer explanation

The inner core is the hottest and is solid.

What causes the inner core to be solid?

• The metals are very heavy.

• The temperature is very low.

• The pressure is very high.

• The chemicals in the Earth are reactive.

Answer explanation

Heat and pressure together make the Earth's core solid iron and nickel.

Which is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from the outside in.

• The inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust.

• The crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.

• The crust, magma, outer core, and inner core.

• The outer core, inner core, mantle, crust.

Answer explanation

The crust is the outer layer we live on, then the mantle, followed by the outer core which surrounds the inner core our hottest layer.

What caused the super continent of Pangea to change to our present day continents?

• The plates subducted.

• The fossils and plants can be found in more than one continent.

• The plates are moving in many ways over millions of years.

• The ocean moves the land plates from place to place.

Answer explanation

Our land and ocean plates are interacting or moving on a daily basis. After millions of years, they have moved locations. We can tell this because of fossil remains, plants and animals that are found in two different continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates converging cause what natural occurrence to happen?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates diverging cause what natural occurrence to happen?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates sliding along one another cause what natural occurrence to happen?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2