Earth's Tectonic Plates

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is made of molten rock?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent

• Eurasia

• Plate tectonics

• Pangea

What is the thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth, that we live on?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

8

• Scotia

• Nazca

• Cocos

• South American

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

9

• Caribbean

• Nazca

• Cocos

• South American

14

• Antarctic

• Nazca

• Pacific

• South American

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6

• Caribbean

• Cocos

• Nazca

• North American

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5

• Juan de Fuca

• Cocos

• Caribbean

• Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

11

• Pacific

• Antarctic

• Indian

• African