Earth's Structure and Surface 6

Indicate where the following layers of the Earth are: Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust.​

a

b

c

d

Inner Core

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Molten rock below the Earth's surface is called...

• Magma

• Lava

• Goo

• Really hot goo

Select all of Earth's layers that are part of the lithosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which part of the mantle is a solid: the lower mantle, the middle mantle, or the upper mantle? Additionally, explain why this part is a solid.

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The ocean's crust is made of ​ (a)   , while the continental crust is made of ​ (b)   .

• basalt
• granite
• obsidian
• rhyolite
• pegmatite
• scoria

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Match the plate boundary image with the name

• Convergent

• 
• Divergent

• 
• Transform

• 

Match the following formation with the type of plate boundary/ hotspot

• Divergent

• Volcanos only

• Convergent

• Continental ridges; like the San Andreas Fault

• Transform

• Ocean ridges and rift valleys

• Hot spot

• Volcanoes, mountains and trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which ideas support that the Earth consists of plate tectonics? Select all 2 that apply.

• Pangea

• Ocean levels are rising

• There are similar fossils on the coasts of South America and Africa

• The Mississippi river is the longest river in North America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Select all (2) of the possible characteristics about extrusive igneous rocks

• Can be glassy

• Can have pores/holes

• Can be foliated

• Can form from cementation