Unit 6/7 Review

What causes movement of the tectonic plates?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• the radiation in the crust

• the lithosphere

• the outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

As you travel deeper into the Earth, the temperature INCREASES.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter is the innermost layer of the Earth?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

The inner core is made mostly of:

• Hydrogen and Calcium

• Iron and Nickel

• Continental Crust

• Dirt

The thickest layer of the Earth is the:

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Which layer of Earth do we live on?

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Crust

The only true liquid layer is the:

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• mantle

• crust

The rigid outer shell of Earth's mantle that floats along with the crust attached is the _____.

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Continental Crust

• Atmosphere

Semi-liquid layer of the Earth's mantle where convection currents occur:

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer core

• Continental Crust

Blanket of gases that surround our Earth:

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere