Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonics

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

• Tectonic plates on the crust move.

• The mantle increases in size.

• Pressure in the crust increases.

• Pressure in the crust decreases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• John Dalton

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental

• oceanic

• plates

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• crust

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Pressure Decreases

• Pressure Increases

• Nothing

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

• Decreases

• Increases

• Nothing

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• outer core

• inner core

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2