Science Grade 7 - module 3

What do you call it when tectonic plates move toward each other?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer is the rocky, outermost layer?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

Which process uses rock layers and index fossils to determine an object's estimated age?

• relative dating

• deposition

• radioactive dating

• geologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What do you call do you call remains of plants and animals that are found trapped deep in the layers of rock?

• sediment

• soil

• debris

• fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What do you call the process of using the location and depth of where a fossil is found to estimate age?

• radioactive dating

• index fossils

• Law of Superposition

• deposition

This layer of the Earth is found directly below the crust.

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

Which part of the mantle has a semi-fluid consistency and is always in motion?

• inner core

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

What do you call it when the tectonic plates are move apart, causing earthquakes, volcanoes and new land to form?

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What do you call it when tectonic plates slide past each other?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would a geologist find a fault?

• where plates slide past each other

• where plates move apart

• where plates come together