Plate Motion End of unit review

During class, Ava, Joseph, and Maya were discussing the Earth's structure. They were trying to identify the outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water. What is this layer called?

• plate

• mantle

• outer layer

• surface

the place where two plates meet

• cross section

• pattern

• surface

• plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• outer layer

• cross section

• plate boundary

• plate

something we observe to be similar over and over again

• rate

• surface

• analyze

• pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

a sudden shaking of Earth's surface

• earthquake

• pattern

• tornado

• storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

fossils

• evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints

• the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates

• to examine in detail for a purpose

• a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is Earth's outer layer undenearth the surface in the image? / ¿Cuál es la capa exterior de la Tierra debajo de la superficie en la imagen?

• sand and water / arena y agua

• sand / arena

• water / agua

• hard solid rock / roca sólida dura

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock making up Earth's outer layer?

• Mantle

• Pattern

• Inner core

• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2