Plate Tectonics Vocab Quiz

the combination of Earth's inner and outer core, mantle, and crust

• geosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• atmosphere

Select the layer that represents the mantle from the image.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Select the layer that represents the outer core from the image.

Select the layer that represents the inner core from the image.

Select the layer that represents the crust from the image.

Layer #18 (see image) is the lithosphere and it carries continents and oceans! What is this layer also known as?

• A: Rock layer

• B: Tectonic plates

• C: Asthenosphere

Lyaer #19 (see image) is called the asthenosphere and it is molten, allowing the tectonic plates to ride on top! Which of Earth's layers is the asthenosphere a part of?

• A: Crust

• B: Core

• C: Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Earth's tectonic plates are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The asthenosphere is:

• The layer of the Earth that makes up the tectonic plates

• a "solid" layer of the Earth that is partially molten therefore it has movement and can flow

• the outermost solid layer of the Earth

• liquid layer of the Earth that creates our magnetic field

What is the lithosphere?

• The outer core layer of Earth

• The rigid, outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust

• The solid rock layer that is beneath the ocean

• The core of the Earth