Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

What happens to temperature as you go deeper into the Earth?

• decreases

• increases

• fluctuates

• remains the same

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What layer of the Earth has convection currents?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Convection currents in the mantle are thought to be the driving force behind tectonic movement. At which location do the convection currents cause the plates to diverge?

• strike-slip fault

• subduction zone

• mid-oceanic ridges

• folded mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes the tectonic plates to continually move?

• Convection currents

• Volcanic and seismic activity

• Strong winds and storms

• Rotation of the solid core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The part of Earth's interior where convection currents are believed to occur, causing the movement of tectonic plates.

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• atmosphere

• photosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Location at which a stationary hot plume of magma breaks through the crust

• Hot plate

• Hot Tub

• Hot Spot

What is the definition of convection?

• When heat transfers through waves.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• A hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• Heat traveling from the sun

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's

• continents

• mantle

• lithosphere

• inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What causes the crust to move?

• convection

• conduction

• tension

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convection currents from uneven heating of the Earth's surface cause _______.

• Fossils

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6