Bill Nye Tectonic Plates

The Earth has a THICK crust.

• True
• False

We live on the Earth's crust.

• True
• False

The core of the Earth is made of solid...

• chocolate
• copper
• carbon dioxide
• iron

The mantle is made of a gooey substance that erupts into a _________and forms ____________when it touches the Earth's surface.

• volcano, pockets
• fight, craters
• volcano, lava
• volcano, clusters

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If a hard-boiled egg is an example of the Earth, the shell of the egg would be similar to the ________ of the Earth.

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

This is an active volcano in Washington that blew in 1980.

• Mount Vernon
• Mount Everest
• Mount Rushmore
• Mount St. Helen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The outer shell of the earth is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.  This is called...

• friction
• plate tectonics
• crusty plates
• platters

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The shifting or movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth causes???

• Tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• Tsunamis
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists believe Earth's tectonic plates were once connected as one supercontinent called:

• Pangaea

• Galapagos

• North America

• Seven lands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A ______ detects earthquakes by monitoring Earth's movements.

• barometer

• particle accelerator

• seismograph

• telescope