Earth's Interior

Earth's Interior

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Earth's Interior

Earth's Interior

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Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-3

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Rocks from which source would most likely contain the highest percentage of iron-bearing minerals?

a continental margin

a valley

a mountain

the ocean floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes why scientists cannot study Earth's inner core directly?

the magnetic fields it generates interfere with signals from instruments

it is too deep inside Earth to reach by drilling

it does not transmit seismic waves

it consists of highly radioactive materials

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If scientists could sample Earth's inner core, they would most likely find _____.

liquid metal

partly molten rock

solid metal

liquid rock

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why do scientists divide Earth's core into an outer core and an inner core?

They have a different chemical composition

they were formed in different geologic eras

they are divided by a layer of partly molten material called the mesosphere

they exist in different states of matter

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is the correct order of Earth's structural layers, from the outer layer to the center?

lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

asthenosphere, mesosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner core

outer core, inner core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere

lithosphere, outer core, asthenosphere, inner core, mesosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is the outermost compositional layer of Earth?

crust

outer core

mantle

aesthenosphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of fhe following best describes the makeup of the lithosphere?

continental crust only

continental crust and oceanic crust only

continental crust, oceanic crust, and the uppermost part of the mantle

continental crust, oceanic crust, and all of the mantle

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