Earth Science Vocabulary

Earth Science Vocabulary

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Earth Science Vocabulary

Earth Science Vocabulary

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9th Grade

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Kristine Vester

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and the upper mantle
Lithosphere
Seafloor Spreading
Tectonic Plates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a weak plastic-like layer of the mantle below the lithosphere where convection currents flow
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Divergent Boundary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the innermost layer of the Earth, located beneath the mantle; hottest, densest layer
Core
Asthenosphere
Convergent Boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the thickest layer of the Earth’s interior, located between the crust and the core
Mantle
Focus
Normal Fault

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 thin, brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth
Crust
Convection Currents
Core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the transfer of heat within the mantle in a circular flow, causing tectonic plates to move slowly over time
Convection Currents
Crust
Mid-Ocean Ridge

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a boundary in which two plates move toward each other
Convergent Boundary
Subduction
Lithosphere

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