11/30/2023 - Quizizz - Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

True or False ---- I watched the bellwork video before starting this Quizizz activity... If needed the video is also linked to this question:

• True

• False

What are the layers that make up the Earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

• Ocean, Mountain, Continent

• Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle

• Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What is the soft-solid (semi-liquid) layer beneath the Earth's lithosphere called?

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Magma

What are the two divisions of the Earth's core?

• Crust and Mantle

• Outer Core and Inner Core

• Upper Mantle and Lower Mantle

• Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

What is the solid ball made of iron at the center of the Earth called?

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

What is the process called when tectonic plates move and collide with each other?

• Convection Currents

• Plate Tectonics

• Mantle Circulation

• Continental Drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Divergent Boundary

  (aka constructive)

• Convergent Boundary

  (aka destructive)

• Transform Boundary

  (aka conservative)

• Shifting Boundary

What type of plate boundary (plate margin) can cause majestic mountains and deep trenches?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None of the above

What type of plate boundary (aka plate margin) experiences sliding of plates against each other, causing earthquakes?

• Convergent

• None of the above

• Divergent

• Transform