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Earth Science Quiz

Earth Science Quiz

Assessment

Passage

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Stephen

Used 1+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

Crust, Mantle, Core

Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

Mantle, Core, Lithosphere

Crust, Mantle, Lithosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Earth's core primarily made up of?

Solid rock

Liquid water

A mixture of metals, mostly nickel and iron

Gaseous elements

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the thickness of the Earth's crust?

0-50 km

0-100 km

0-150 km

0-200 km

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the asthenosphere?

The Earth's outer core

The thin zone of the mantle just beneath the lithosphere

The Earth's crust

The Earth's inner core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mantle made up of?

An upper mantle and a lower mantle

The crust and the core

The inner core and outer core

The lithosphere and asthenosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the state of the Earth's outer core?

Solid

Liquid

Gaseous

Plasma

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the crust?

Earth's thickest layer

The layer between the mantle and the core

Earth's thin outer layer

The layer that forms the ocean basins

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