6th Grade BM Review ( 24-25)

What is the correct order of the compositional layers of the Earth from least dense to most dense?

• • outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

• • inner core, mantle, crust, outer core

• • crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• • inner core, crust, mantle, outer core

Look at the drawing of the inside of the Earth.

What is the name of the dense solid center?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• core core

Look at the image below.

What is the name of the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of the Earth is a layer of rock just below the crust?

• Topsoil

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

What are the large and small pieces of the crust that move slowly around the surface of the Earth?

• Lava

• Layers

• Sediment

• Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plate tectonics is the study of _____?

• • how water flows

• • how plants grow

• • air and space

• • movement of the Earth's plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a tectonic plate?

• • The mouth of a volcano where lava comes out.

• • The front of a glacier when it begins to extend.

• • A vast piece of the Earth's crust floating on the hot mantle below.

• • The solid iron core at the center of the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Plate tectonics explains _____.

• • the movement of the continents

• • the differences in animal behavior in South America and Africa

• • the development of plants in South America

• • the contents of the Earth's core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Satellite photography shows a region of California. Observe the straight line along the highway. Note that several streams are offset as they cross this line. What type of geological feature is this line?

• Mountain

• Fault

• Fold

• Sinkhole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3