Geology Unit Test

1. The Earth is about this old

• 10 billion years
• 3.8 billion years
• 4.6 billion years
• 4.4 million years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is an example of what kind of dating: The trilobite fossil is older than the T-Rex fossil.

• relative dating
• radioactive dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the diagram. Which of Earth's layers are solid?

• Inner core, outer core and asthenosphere

• Inner core, lithosphere

• inner core, lithosphere and asthenosphere

• Outer core, lithosphere

What is the correct connection between the rock cycle and plate movement?

• There is no connection

• The rock cycle drives the movement of the tectonic plates

• The movement of the tectonic plates drives the rock cycle

• Convection currents are the only cause of the rock cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6. Because we rarely witness dramatic changes in the Earth, we can conclude that the Earth is not changing very much

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• mesosphere (mantle)

• lithosphere (crust)

• inner core

• asthenosphere (upper mantle)

8. Which is more dense?

• continental crust
• oceanic crust

Which process occurs in the mantle and causes plate movement?

• convection currents
• seismic waves
• subduction
• radiation

Geologists' main evidence about the movement of tectonic plates comes from...

• Identical fossil species on continents separated by oceans

• observations of other planets
• The shape of the continents does NOT appear to match up.

• identical mountain ranges and rock formations of separate continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

11. What is the correct order of Earth's Physical Layers?

• asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, inner core, outer core
• lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
• lithosphere, mesosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core
• mesosphere, lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core