Evidence for Plate Tectonics Review

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Liquid Outer Core

• Solid Inner Core

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which layer of the Earth is immediately below the crust?

• Mantle

• Liquid Outer Core

• Solid Inner Core

• Crust

What is the state of matter of the Earth's outer core?

• Solid

• Molten

• Gas

• Plasma

What is the innermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

How can we study the composition of the Earth's crust?

• By observing the sky

• By sampling and studying the rocks around us

• By drilling into the core of the Earth

• By studying the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the special rock from the mantle that can be brought to the surface by a volcanic eruption?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Dunite

• Marble

What is the proof for the composition of Earth's core?

• Earth's gravitational pull

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which two metals are indicated as common and naturally magnetic, thus likely to form Earth's core?

• Iron and Cobalt

• Nickel and Neodymium

• Iron and Nickel

• Cobalt and Neodymium

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Who is recognized as a cartographer in the brief history of plate tectonics?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Abraham Ortelius

• Isaac Newton