Earth's Interior/ PT RETEST

What processes causes tectonic plates move?

• mountain building

• earthquakes

• convection currents

• water cycle

• subduction zones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the core made of?

• steel
• iron 
• aluminum
• iron and nickel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

• Athenosphere & Crust

• Crust & Upper Mantle

• Mantle & Athenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Identify each layer - #20.

• mantle
• asthenosphere
• inner core
• outer core

The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Island Arc
• Flat land

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcano
• Mountain
• Rift
• Island Arc

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Imagine you are studying geology and you come across the term 'subduction'. What does it mean in this context?

• It means one tectonic plate collides with another

• It means one tectonic plate destroys another

• It means one tectonic plate goes beneath another

• It means one tectonic plate divides another

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5