Planet Earth

Planet Earth

6th - 8th Grade

39 Qs

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Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

39 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent? 
Supreme Continent
Eurasia
Plate tectonics
Pangea

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?

inner core

outer core

Crust

Mantle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
crust
mantle
core
asthenosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
The mantle increases in size.
Pressure in the crust increases.
Pressure in the crust decreases.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
The would all increase
The would all decrease.
They would stay the same.  
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle? 
The sun
The crust
the mantle
the core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does the theory of continental drift state?
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above

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