Plate Tectonics and Layers of Earth's Interior

What kind of energy moves the molten rock in Earth's mantle?

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• personal energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The heat from the interior of the Earth is very, very slowly being lost. Where is it losing this thermal energy?

• Earth's surface

• Earth's oceans

• Earth's moon

• Earth's poles

• Earth's equator

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• the crust

• the mantle

• the outer core

• the inner core

What describes the outer core?

• solid

• liquid

• viscous

• gas

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

• Part of the mantle

• Crust, mantle, Core

• Crust and upper mantle

• Only the crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

S waves move through

• Solids only

• Liquids only

• Solids and liquids

• None of these

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

All of the following geologic features or events might result from the movement of crustal plates, except for ______.

• mountains

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How does the thickness of Earth’s oceanic crust compare to the thickness of the continental crust?

• oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust

• oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust

• oceanic crust is the same thickness as the continental crust

The cross section compares the densities of different Earth layers. Convection currents, which may be the driving force for the movement of lithospheric plates, are mostly found in Earth’s

• crust

• plastic mantle

• outer core

• inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3