Earth History Pretest

the layer right below Earth’s crust that is hotter, thick and liquid

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• tectonic plate

large pieces of Earth that move around the surface

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• tectonic plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the thin outermost layer of Earth that is cool

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• tectonic plate

the center of Earth, which is very hot and composed of metal

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• tectonic plate

boundary where plates move towards each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

boundary where one plate moves beneath the other plate

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

boundary where plates move away from each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

boundary where the side of plates slide past each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

causes heat to be trapped on Earth

• greenhouse gas

• deforestation

• ocean acidification

• overpopulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the action of clearing a wide area of trees

• greenhouse gas

• deforestation

• ocean acidification

• overpopulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5