Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface

What are the four main layers of the Earth?

• Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, core

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Mantle, crust, core, lithosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What happens to cooler, denser rock in the mantle?

• It rises to the surface

• It sinks toward the core

• It stays in place

• It evaporates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the main cause of convection currents in the mantle?

• Differences in temperature and density

• Earth's magnetic field

• Ocean currents

• Wind patterns

The crust and upper part of the mantle make up the ______.

• Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fill in the blank: The Pacific Plate is located next to the ______ Plate.

• Eurasian

• North American

• Antarctic

• African

Which plate is located south of the Eurasian Plate?

• African Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Philippine Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fill in the blank: The direction of plate movement is shown by ______ on the map.

• Dots

• Arrows

• Lines

• Colors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fill in the blank: Mountains form when two continental plates collide at a ________ boundary.

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• subduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Fill in the blank: Mountains, along with other land features, also form on the ________.

• Ocean floor

• Continental shelf

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Ocean trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Fill in the blank: At a ________ boundary, tectonic plates move away from each other.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Static

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3