Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The lithosphere includes which layers of Earth?
The lower mantle and the outer core
The inner and outer core
The crust and upper mantle
The upper mantle and lower mantle
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Before the theory of plate tectonics came to be,
Scientists drilled to the center of the Earth to see what was happening.
Scientists discovered seafloor spreading which lead to the concept of continental drift.
Scientists dated fossils from different animals.
scientists measured ice caps to see if they decreased in size.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best describes Earths outer core?
It is located between the lower mantle and the inner core.
It is solid iron
It is liquid water
It is hotter than the inner core.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do scientists study Earths structure?
Drilling to the center of the Earth.
Using seismic waves to map and collect data.
By following a lava flow to a volcano.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
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Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do convection currents effect the Earth?
They make the Earth hot.
They drive plate tectonics
They create the magnet layer.
They provide weather for the breakdown of rock.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do scientist study the interior of the earth?
Drill down into the Earths core and make observations
Scientists study the movement of seismic waves below the Earths surface.
Using satellite imagery
By watching the plates move.
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