As you travel from the crust to the core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

The continental crust is

the same thickness as the oceanic crust

What protects Earth from the solar wind?

The solar wind is not blocked by anything

What is an example of convection currents

The movement of air in a circular motion in the atmosphere

Feeling the heat from a bonfire with your friends

According to the picture, what is a convection current?

warmer particles rise because they are less dense , cooler particles sink because they are more dense

colder particles rise because they are less dense , warmer particles sink because they are more dense

Which of the following is one reason Earth's tectonic plates to move?

convection currents in the mantle

Which sentence is evidence for Pangea (continental drift).

Fossils of the same species being found on different continents.

Volcano activity happening along plate boundries.

Continents fitting together like puzzle pieces.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram?

Convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary; earthquake

Convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary; volcano

Convergent continental-continental plate boundary; mountain building

Divergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary; sea floor spreading

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

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Science, Social Studies, Geography

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5th - 6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

mantle

crust

core

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

the crust

the mantle

the outer core

the inner core

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

outer core

crust

mantle

inner core

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This zone is rigid and solid. It contains the crust and the upper mantle

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

atmosphere

Asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

Crust

Core

Outer Core

Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is being shown?

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is being shown?

Convergent

Divergent

Tranform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

This zone is rigid and solid. It contains the crust and the upper mantle

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

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