Unit 7 - Earth's Layers Vocabulary

Unit 7 - Earth's Layers Vocabulary

6th Grade

18 Qs

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Unit 7 - Earth's Layers Vocabulary

Unit 7 - Earth's Layers Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Samantha Hornbostel

Used 4+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The rock portion of Earth, made up of four different layers, is called the _________.

Geosphere

Hydrosphere

Atmosphere

Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth's rigid outer layer, made up of the crust and solid, upper mantle that is broken into plates that move on top of the asthenosphere, is called the _________?

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Core

Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The soft, slow-moving, semi-molten layer beneath the lithosphere is called the _________

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

Crust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Heat-driven movements where hotter, less dense material rises and cooler, more dense material sinks are called _________

Convection Currents

Thermal Expansion

Radiation Waves

Evaporation Flows

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The layer beneath Earth's crust that is mostly less solid than the crust is called the _________.

Mantle

Core

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly over the mantle are called ________.

Tectonic Plates

Continental Shelves

Oceanic Ridges

Mantle Plumes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The cracks in the Earth’s crust that mark the boundary between tectonic plates are called ________.

Fault

Ridges

Valleys

Mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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