Earth Formation

The diagram shows two continental crustal plates converging.

Which geologic features are produced when continental plates converge?

• rivers

• trenches

• volcanoes

• folded mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which best describes the mantle?

• liquid metal

• rock that has convection currents

• dry land and ocean flora

• dense solid metal ball

Why are Earth’s continental plates constantly moving and changing

position?

• They are shifted by high winds.

• They are moved by volcanic eruptions.

• They are floating on top of molten rock.

• They are pulled by Earth’s magnetic field.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would the oldest rocks on Earth be found?

• at the site where shifting crust causes an earthquake

• in the middle of a continental plate

• in the middle of an oceanic plate

• near an erupting volcano

Which event has most likely occurred near an area on Earth which has

newly formed crust?

• epicenter formation

• plate convergence

• mountain erosion

• volcanic eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which diagram BEST illustrates rock folding and erosion revealing older layers of rock at the surface?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the correct order of Earth’s layers starting from the surface?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

The principle of uniformitarianism states that most of the landscape of Earth was formed slowly and over a long period of time. Which occurrence of Earth is LEAST supported by this principle?

• soil development

• volcanic eruption

• plate movement

• fossil formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, B, C, D, A

• E, D, C, B, A

• C, B, A, D, E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How old is our solar system?

• 4.6 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

• 6,000 years

• 15,000 years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4