Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

Lily, Kai, and Elijah are on a field trip to a geology museum. They come across a display about the Earth's layers. The guide asks them, 'What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?'

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

During a geography class, Emma and Aria were discussing the structure of the Earth. Emma said that the layer beneath the crust is called the Inner Core, but Aria disagreed. Benjamin, who was listening to their conversation, said that the layer beneath the crust is called the Mantle. Who is correct?

• Emma, it's the Inner Core

• None of them, it's the Crust

• None of them, it's the Outer Core

• Benjamin, it's the Mantle

Anika, Oliver, and Rohan are studying geology and they are discussing about the Earth's interior. According to their textbook, which part of the Earth's interior is the hottest?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Hannah, Priya, and Benjamin are studying geology and they come across a term that refers to the pieces or plates that make up the Earth's crust. What is this term called?

• Tectonic Plates

• Mantle

• Oceans

• Continents

James, Mia, and Arjun are on a field trip to a geology museum. The guide explains about tectonic plates and asks, 'What happens when tectonic plates move apart?'

• Continents like Africa and South America collide

• Mountains like the Himalayas are created

• Earthquakes like the one in Japan occur

• New crust is formed like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Samuel, Luna, and Elijah are studying geology and they come across a news article about a recent earthquake. They start discussing what could have caused it. What do they conclude?

• Continents colliding caused the earthquake

• Tectonic plates moving apart caused the earthquake

• New crust formation caused the earthquake

• Tectonic plates sliding past each other caused the earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Emma, Nora, and James are studying geology and they come across a scenario where tectonic plates slide past each other. What happens in this scenario?

• New crust is formed

• Mountains are created

• Continents collide

• Earthquakes occur

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Charlotte and James were studying about tectonic plates in their geography class. Their teacher, Evelyn, asked, 'What happens when the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate, similar to what happened millions of years ago?'

• The Himalayan mountains were created

• The Indian and Eurasian continents collided

• Earthquakes occurred

• New crust was formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Benjamin, Anika, and Evelyn are studying geography and they come across a scenario where tectonic plates collide and there is a continent on top. What would happen in this scenario?

• New crust is formed

• Mountains are created

• Earthquakes occur

• Continents collide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

David, Luna, and Ethan are on a field trip to a geological park. They see a mountain spewing lava and smoke. What geological feature, created by moving tectonic plates, are they observing?

• Volcanoes

• Canyons

• Deserts

• Glaciers

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