Earth's Interior Review

if a fossil existed 200 million years ago, Which era did it exist in?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How long ago did the Permian period begin?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

An elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

States that Earth's lithosphere is divided into several plates that glide over the Earth's rocky inner layer above the soft mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What led to the formation of the layers of the Earth?

• A star exploded out from the core, and pushed denser material outward

• The temperature within the planet steadily decreased due to decay of radioactive elements and denser was pulled outward

• A meteor collided with a star and propelled dense material toward the core

• The temperature within the planet steadily increased due to decay of radioactive elements and denser was pulled to the core

Which type of crust is denser?

What causes sedimentary rock to become metamorphic rock?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

List the layers 1-5.

What drives the convection currents in the mantle?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

At which type of boundary is sea floor spreading likely to happen?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3