DYNAMIC EARTH PRETEST

The outermost layer of the earth is the....

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

A scientist is studying a fossil of a fish that was found in the desert. Why was the fossil MOST LIKELY found in the desert?

• That type of fish adapted to live in land.

• The fossil was carried there by another animal

• That type of fish still lives in the desert

• The desert was covered by water when the fossil formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which layer of earth is the hottest?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

• active, passive, and extinct

• oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental, continental-continental

• divergent, convergent, and transform

• subducting, transforming, and faulting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What keeps the inner core solid even though the temperature is very high?

• high density

• high pressure

• high altitude

• high velocity

In which area of Earth's layers are the tectonic plates located?

• the mesopshere and asthenosphere

• in the crust and the upper mantle

• in the inner and lower outer core

• in the upper inner core and mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is most likely to happen when oceanic crust and continental crust collide?

• an earthquake

• a tsunami

• a landslide

• a volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What features would be found at this type of a boundary?

• Coastal Mountain Chains

• volcanoes

• trenches

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

New crust is being added to Earth's surface at _________.

• mid-ocean ridges

• deep ocean trenches

• large mountain chains

• transform fault boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3