Fall Final Review Restless Earth

Below is a model of the Earth's Interior. Select the area that represents the layer that is composed of liquid metals.

• A (the Green and Blue one)
• B (the red-orange one)
• C (the orange one)
• D (the yellow one)

Below is a model of the Earth's Interior. Select the area that represents the layer called "The Mantle"

• A (the Green and Blue one)
• B (the red-orange one)
• C (the orange one)
• D (the yellow one)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Below is a model of the Earth's Interior. Select the area that is made up of several tectonic plates.

• A (the Green and Blue one)
• B (the red-orange one)
• C (the orange one)
• D (the yellow one)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Continental-continental plate collisions produce _____________________.

• Deep sea trenches
• Very tall mountain ranges
• Island arcs
• Rift valleys

What occurs when oceanic crust collides with continental crust?

• Continental crust will subduct under oceanic crust because it is less dense.
• New oceanic crust is created.
• Oceanic crust will subduct under continental crust because it is more dense.
• Earth will experience a magnetic pole reversal.

The image below shows damage from an earthquake. What type of seismic wave most likely caused the damage shown above?

• P- Waves
• S- Waves
• Surface Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of geological features would you find at the divergent plate boundary shown below?

• Mountains
• Composite Volcanoes
• Mid-Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys
• Hot Spot Volcanoes

A transform boundary is pictured below. What occurs at transform boundaries when two plates slide past each other?

• Fault fractures and earthquakes.
• Crust builds up and forms mountains.
• Crust is subducted below and volcanoes form.
• An island arc is formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following terms describes the breakdown of rocks into sediment?

• Weathering
• Deposition
• Erosion

Which of the following terms describes the movement of weathered sediments from one location to another through water, wind, and glaciers?

• Weathering
• Deposition
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2