Earth Formation

Earth Formation

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth Formation

Earth Formation

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

divergent

convergent

transform

strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of boundary is this?

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

Law of crosscutting

Law of superposition

Relative Dating

Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

Intrusion M

Layer D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?

Crust

Mantle

Core

none

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

Center, Middle, Outer

Center, Mantle, Crush

Core, Mantle, Crust

Core, Middle, Crush

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the theory of continental drift state?

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Continents are stationary and do not move

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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