Lithosphere Review

The primary cause of convection currents in the Earth's mantle is believed to be the

• rotation of the Earth

• subsidence of the crust

• occurrence of earthquakes

• differences in densities of earth materials

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Igneous rock along oceanic ridges is younger than igneous rock farther from the ridges. Why?

• the ocean floor is stable

• volcanoes one existed on both sides of the oceanic ridges

• the ocean floor is spreading

• oceanic ridges are areas of subsidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The hottest crustal temperature measurements would most likely be found at which location?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

This diagram provides evidence that the Pacific Crustal Plate was moving toward the _________.

• East

• Southwest

• South

• Northwest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The arrows in the asthenosphere show the slow circulation of the mantle by a process called

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• insolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The convection currents in the mantle beneath the Atlantic is making this ocean basin

• narrower

• wider

• deeper

• shallower

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mid-ocean ridges (rifts) normally form where tectonic plates are

• stationary

• sliding past each other

• converging

• diverging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Recent volcanic activity in different parts of the world infers that volcanoes are located in

• the central regions of continents

• zones of crustal activity

• zones in late stages of erosion

• the centers of landscape regions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does the subduction of crustal plates influence the rock cycle?

• Heating and melting form parent material for igneous rock

• Cementing and compacting form sedimentary rock

• Parent material is provided for weathering and erosion

• Intense heat and pressure forms metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The inference that the inner core of the Earthis solid is based on analysis of

• seismic data

• crustal rock

• radioactive data

• meteorite composition

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3