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Earth's Layers Quiz

Authored by Ericka Gold

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Earth's Layers Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Convection currents occur in which layer of the Earth?

crust

mantle

outer core

inner core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ________ includes the crust and the upper mantle and is divided up into tectonic plates.

asthenosphere

biosphere

lithosphere

atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A scientific ________ is a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of the natural world.

theory

hypothesis

law

variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Convection is...

heat transfer by electromagnetic radiation

heat transfer by the movement of matter (hotter material is less dense & rises, colder material sinks)

heat transfer by direct contact

the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which layer of Earth is the only true liquid layer?

crust

mantle

outer core

inner core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6th Grade Review: Which term refers to the breakdown of rock material?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Subduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subduction occurs in certain locations on Earth because...

continental crust is more dense than oceanic crust, so continental crust sinks underneath.

oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust, so the oceanic crust sinks underneath.

tectonic plates spread apart resulting in fault line destruction.

Earth's solid inner core is constantly caving in on itself.

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