Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Quiz

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Quiz

12th Grade

8 Qs

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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Quiz

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Science

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Vinita Sharma

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the outermost layer of the Earth?

Mantle

Core

Crust

Asthenosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate thickness of the Earth's mantle?

50 miles

2,000 miles

5 miles

60 miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Earth's core made of?

Magnesium and iron

Iron and nickel

Oxygen and silicon

Silicon and nickel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the layer below the crust and tectonic plates?

Mantle

Asthenosphere

Core

Lithosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process through which solid rock from the asthenosphere becomes liquid magma?

Subduction

Slab pull

Decompression melting

Convection current

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What creates the powerful magnet around the whole Earth?

The inner core

The tectonic plates

The outer core

The asthenosphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What theory suggests that magma coming up through ocean ridges may exert a pushing outward force on adjacent tectonic plates?

Slab pull theory

Convection current theory

Magnetic field theory

Decompression melting theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the consistency of the asthenosphere?

Plasma

Gas

Rocks

Liquid