Interior Earth Pre-Test

How did the collision of millions of meteorites impact the surface of the baby Earth?

• The planet’s surface was melted and made of lava

• The planet’s surface grew mountains and valleys

• The planet’s surface was covered with water

• There was no impact by the meteorite collisions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Why is the inside of Earth still very hot and molten after 4.5 billion years?

• Meteorite impacts heat up the inside of the planet

• Radioactive decay in the core creates heat

• The sun creates heat inside the planet

• The pull of the moon creates heat inside the core

What makes the crust, mantle, and core different from one another?

• Each layer is made of different chemicals and elements

• Each layer has a different state of matter (physical properties)

• There is no difference between the layers of the Earth

• Only one layer is made of magma

Which is the correct order of Earth’s chemical layers (starting from the surface, moving inward)?

• Crust 🡪 Core 🡪 Mantle

• Core 🡪 Outer Mantle 🡪 Inner Mantle

• Mantle 🡪 Crust 🡪 Core

• Crust 🡪 Mantle 🡪 Core

Why do scientists use meteorites to study the formation of Earth?

• Meteorites and our Earth were formed from the same nebula, out of the same atoms

• Meteorites exploded out of our Earth

• Traveling through the atmosphere makes a meteorite look like Earth

• Everything in space is made of oxygen

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Which of these scientific events help us understand the layers of the Earth?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Droughts

• Wildfires

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How are the inner core and outer core different from one another?

• They are made of different chemicals

• The inner core is a liquid

• The inner core is a solid

• The outer core is a solid

Heat rises, Cold sinks. What is this principal called?

• Contraction

• Climate

• Coriolis Effect

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the movement of Earth’s surface?

• Earth’s plates are floating on the ocean and move randomly

• Earth’s plates move because the Earth spins on its axis

• Earth’s plates move because of the weather

• Earth’s plates move because of convection currents in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following explains how the plates move?

• Convection currents in the mantle push and pull pieces of Earth’s crust

• Connections between the Earth’s crust and mantle are broken during Earthquakes

• The spinning of the Earth causes the core and mantle to push outward on the crust

• Hurricanes and strong storms on the surface pick up and drag the plates around.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3