Plate Motion Test Review (Amplify)

List the geological time from largest to smallest.

• Era, Period, Epoch, Eon

• Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

• Period, Epoch, Eon, Era

• Epoch, Period, Era, Eon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What Eon covers 90% of Earth's history?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

What Era do we currently live in?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

Earth's outer layer is made of:

• Liquid magma

• Hard, solid rock

• Soft, molten rock

• Gaseous clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where do earthquakes generally occur on Earth?

• In the middle of tectonic plates

• Anywhere there are plate boundaries

• Only in oceanic regions

• Near the equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why do earthquakes happen at plate boundaries?

• The plates are stationary

• The plates are moving past each other

• The plates are melting

• The plates are expanding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The mantle is made of:

• Soft, solid rock

• Hard, solid rock

• Liquid magma

• Gaseous clouds

What is the heat source for the convection currents?

• The Sun

• Earth's core

• The atmosphere

• Ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Explain how convection currents work.

• The soft, solid rock will heat up and rise, then cool and sink down - repeating over and over

• The rock remains stationary

• The rock melts and evaporates

• The rock cools and solidifies permanently

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What role do convection currents have with plate tectonics?

• The currents move the plates sitting on top of it

• The currents dissolve the plates

• The currents cool the plates

• The currents have no effect on the plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3