Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Quiz
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12th Grade
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Vinita Sharma
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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
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