Plate Tectonics

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A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________. Options: plate, rift, fault, breach

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fault

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What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago? Options: Panthalassa, Laurasia, Gondwanna, Pangaea

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Pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________. Options: Divergent boundary, Sea-floor spreading, Convergent boundary, Renovating

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Sea-floor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?

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Mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?

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Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle?

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Plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What type of event will occur at this boundary? Options: Earthquake, Volcano Eruption, Tornado, Mountain Building

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Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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How are mountains created?

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Two continental plates collide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
Options: Rift Valley, Mountain, A peninsula, An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.

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Rift Valley

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Rising magma that results from subduction may produce...

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volcanic island arcs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2