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According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, as the depth within the Earth's interior increases, the

• density, temperature, and pressure increase

• density, temperature, and pressure decrease

• density and temperature increase, but pressure decreases

• density increases, but temperature and pressure decrease

The diagram represents a model of Earth’s surface and internal structure. Letters A, B, C, and D represent four different layers. Some depths below Earth’s surface are shown. Which Earth layer is inferred to be composed of solid nickel and iron?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Name the layer where the pressure is 2.4 million atmospheres

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Stiffer mantle

• Outer core

The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?

• rotation

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The convection currents responsible for moving tectonic plates occur in which Earth layer?

• crust

• rigid mantle

• stiffer mantle

• asthenosphere

What is Earth's inferred interior pressure, in millions of atmospheres, at a depth of 3500 kilometers?

• 1.9 million atmospheres

• 2.8 million atmospheres

• 5500 million atmospheres

• 6500 million atmospheres

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which best describes oceanic crust?

• Denser rock, made of basalt, thinner

• Less dense rock, made of granite, thicker

• Denser rock, made of basalt, thicker

• Less dense rock, made of granite, thinner

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which best describes continental crust?

• Denser rock, made of basalt, thinner

• Less dense rock, made of granite, thicker

• Denser rock, made of basalt, thicker

• Less dense rock, made of granite, thinner

Compared to the average density and composition of oceanic crust, continental crust is

• less dense and more felsic

• less dense and more mafic

• more dense and more felsic

• more dense and more mafic

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which statement best describes Earth's crust and mantle?

• The crust is thicker and less dense than the mantle

• the crust is thicker and more dense than the mantle

• the crust is thinner and less dense than the mantle

• the crust is thinner and more dense than the mantle