T12 Dynamic Earth

What type of boundary results in rifts?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

What type of rock formed the original landmass of Bald Knob? (Hint: Underwater volcanism)

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

What type of rock is basalt?

• felsic, extrusive igneous

• mafic, intrusive igneous

• mafic, extrusive igneous

• felsic, intrusive igneous

What process moves the plates around the mantle?

• alternating currents

• erosional currents

• convection currents

• ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.

• core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental
• oceanic
• plates
• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What is the core made of?

• steel
• iron 
• aluminum
• iron and nickel

The plate boundary that usually forms mountains due to colliding plates is called a _________​ boundary.