Geosphere Practice

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• Outer core
• Inner core
• Mantle
• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of crust is the thickest?

• ocean

• continental

• beach

• desert

Which layer of the core is mostly liquid?

• inner core

• outer core

• The sub-core

• under the floor

Large chunks of the Earth's crust are called...

• mountains
• flats
• plates
• volcanoes

What is caused when the tectonic plates slip?

• thunderstorms
• hurricanes
• tornadoes
• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind only
• earthquakes and gravity
• ice and 007
• wind, water, and ice

What is erosion?

• The movement of soil and other surface materials from one place to another.

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

• Mr, Price mows his lawn,

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Tsunamis are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

• Mr. Price Sneezes.

• A disturbance above the earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

On which layer can we find the tectonic plates?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lower Mantle

• Upper Mantle

What is the geosphere?

• all of the water

• all of the gases

• all of the organisms

• all of the soil and rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3