Lithosphere Unit Test

Refer to the diagram; what is layer D?

• Asthenosphere

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where are most volcanoes located?

• Transform boundaries, convergent boundaries, and hotspots

• Convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Hotspots, convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries, divergent boundaries, and hotspots

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which City is closest to the epicenter of an earthquake?

• City A

• City B

• City C

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following describes a fault?

• An energy released from the inside of the Earth.

• A movement in the Earth’s crust.

• A break in the Earth’s crust.

• A rock layer.

What is the correct order of earths layers from outside to inside?

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

Which layer has a part that is thick  with a clay-like consistency that transfers heat through convection?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• All of them

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4