Earth's Crust in Motion

Continental plates pushing towards each other push up _________.

• rivers

• valleys

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth's core is divided into ________ layers.

• two

• five

• ten

Two plates sliding sideways past each other can cause _______.

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth's ____________is the rocky outer layer.

• crust

• core

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Pieces of the crust are called ____________.

• core

• mantle

• plates

The thickest layer of the Earth is the ____________.

• core

• mantle

• crust

The inner core is ____________ iron and nickel

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

When plates slide sideways, __________ occur

• earthquakes

• valleys

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Two plates that pull away from each other , they form a _______________.

• volcano

• mountain

• valley

When two continental plates move towards each other, a __________ is formed.

• mountain

• valley

• mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2