ES Quiz

When two oceanic crusts collide, what can form?

• A mountain

• A volcanic island

• A tsumani

• A tornado

Which plate will subduct under the other plate and why?

• The less dense one because it is heavier

• The more dense one because it is heavier

• The less dense one because it is lighter

• The more dense one because it is lighter

Where are convection currents found at within Earth?

• In the crust

• In the inner core

• In the mantle

• In the outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is the lithosphere located?

• Only in the crust

• Only in the mantle

• In the crust and mantle

• In the crust, mantle, and core

What increases the deeper you go into the Earth?

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Temperature increases but pressure decreases

• Temperature and pressure

What are the three chemical/compositional layers of Earth?

• Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere

• Mantle, Outer core, Inner core

• Crust, mantle, core

• None of the above

Which physical layer of earth has the plate tectonics?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which physical layer of earth contains earth's magnetic field?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core

What are the three pieces of evidence for sea-floor spreading?

• Mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes

• Convection zones, subduction zones, oceanic crust

• Magnetic strips, earthquake patterns, age of rock on the ocean floor

• Trenches, ridges, mountains at the bottom of the ocean

How were we able to study the interior of the Earth?

• By Earth's magnetic polarity

• Seismic waves

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Doppler effect