Review: Unit 11 Vocabulary Part A

The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur is most likely...

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plates

• Continental Drift

• Athenosphere

Massive broken pieces made of the Earth's crust or lithosphere are most likely...

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plates

• Continental Drift

• Athenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is most likely...

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plates

• Continental Drift

• Athenosphere

The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time is most likely...

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plates

• Continental Drift

• Athenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties is most likely...

• Rare Earth Metals

• Mineral

• Mineral Resource

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction is most likely...

• Rare Earth Metals

• Mineral

• Mineral Resource

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted is most likely...

• Rare Earth Metals

• Mineral

• Mineral Resource

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Any of a group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and (usually) scandium and yttrium. They are not especially rare, but they tend to occur together in nature and are difficult to separate from one another is most likely...

• Rare Earth Metals

• Mineral

• Mineral Resource

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

The amount of time it takes to use up a certain portion — usually 80 percent - of a mineral reserve is most likely...

• Reserve Depletion Time

• Strip Mining

• Open-Pit Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

The process or industry of obtaining ore or coal by mining at an open area on the Earth's surface is most likely...

• Reserve Depletion Time

• Strip Mining

• Open-Pit Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1