Can You Dig It: Earth Earth Playlist #6

Which of the following is the correct order of Earth’s layers from outermost to innermost?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• crust, mantle, outer core,

  inner core

• mantle, inner core, outer core, crust

• inner core, outer core,

  mantle, crust

Planetary differentiation occurs because of what property of matter?

• convection

• density

• mass

• volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Formation of planets through collisions is known as what?

• Accretion

• Aggregation

• Building

• Nebula

A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed

• photosphere
• nebula
• solar flare
• Sunspot

A nebula starts to collapse because of:

• A nearby star shining it's light
• A passing spaceship
• A passing comet
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Most of the material that was originally in the nebula collapsed to form

• the sun

• the planets

• the moon

• dark matter

If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth's mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?

• Both the temperature and pressure increase

• Both the temperature and pressure decrease

• The temperature decreases and the pressure increases

• The temperature increases and the pressure decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the most popular hypothesis of the formation of the moon? 

• The moon passed very close to the earth and was caught in its gravitational pull.
• The moon formed the same time as the earth.
• The moon formed when a small planet smashed into the newly formed earth sending debris into space which formed the moon.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What does the giant impact hypothesis state about the formation of the moon?

• The moon was captured by Earth's gravity.

• The moon formed from the remnants of a supernova.

• The moon formed as a result of a collision between early Earth and a Mars-sized object.

• The moon was created simultaneously with Earth.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

dome shaped rock made from cyanobacteria; some of the oldest fossils in the world

• stromatolites

• zircon

• iron banded formations

• convection current

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-1