Earth's Interior Test Recovery

What is Earth's inner core like? Select all that are true:

• Solid metal ball

• About as hot as the surface of the sun

• Intensely pressurized

• pretty dangerous, lots of weird fungi and dinosaurs, don't recommend for vacation.

Which layer of Earth's interior generates its magnetic field?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer core

• Inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

This layer is solid to semi-solid and is slowly circulating because of convection

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of Earth's layers is defined as thin & brittle?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

Which layer of the Earth can be described as "plastic and flowing"?

• Asthenosphere

• Inner core

• outer core

• crust

Where do Earthquakes occur?

• At the boundary between tectonic plates

• Randomly across the crust

• In the center of tectonic plates where there is the most mass

• Under cities with heavy buildings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting