5.8abd Changing Earth Test Review (Test Based)

The thinnest layer is the -

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

Which section is the Earth's outer core?

• Section 2

• Section 3

• Section 1

• Section 4

What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?

• Earthquakes

• Floods

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A dad was trying to teach his kids about plate tectonics during breakfast. Which examples show how transforming plates move?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Magma and lava are both molten rock. Magma is found ____________ the earth.

• Inside

• Outside

The idea that the Earth is broken into large blocks of crust and rock which move slowly on top of hot magma is called the

• Moving Continents Theory

• Boundary Theory

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate tectonic boundary is being shown in the area marked by the star?

• sliding

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two continental plates converge they move upward, and over time they form -

• earthquakes

• mountains

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Seafloor spreading occurs at a divergent boundary on the ocean floor. This results in

• Magma rising and hardening into new crust

• Crust melting into magma

• Canyons getting carved into the land

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