FOSS Earth History Investigations 5 & 6 Review
Authored by Janet Durkin
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What part of Earth makes up tectonic plates?
inner core
outer core
crust and upper mantle (oceanic and continental plates)
all the above
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What part of Earth is a heated, semisolid material that flows due to convection currents in the mantle?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
inner core
outer core
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Convection currents flow in the asthenosphere - mantle.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Basalt - black igneous rock has no visible crystals. Which statement best describes how this rock likely forms?
The rock cooled slowly below ground, and tiny crystals formed.
The rock was under a lot of heat and pressure, so no crystals formed.
The rock cooled quickly above ground forming crystals too small to see.
The rocks never cooled
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Earth's continents will continue to change location and shape because tectonic plates are in slow, constant motion.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust and will sink under the continental crust.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Which rock image shows an intrusive igneous rock? (Hint: look at the crystal size.)
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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