Earth Science Test Review

Front

The convergence of two CONTINENTAL plates will produce ___ (island arcs, rift valleys, folded mountains, trenches).

Back

folded mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Why are S-Waves NOT recorded by seismographs in certain areas?

Back

The s-waves are stopped by the liquid outer core.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the BEST evidence that continents were once connected?

Back

rock types, fossils, and coastlines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

As the velocity of a stream decreases, which factor will likely increase?

Back

deposition of the material in the stream

Front

What is MOST responsible for the formation of new crust at plate boundaries?

Back

Rising magma at divergent boundaries

Front

If the African Plate continues to move toward the Eurasian plate, what will eventually happen?

Back

The Mediterranean Sea will shrink and mountains will form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Why is coal found in cool climates like Europe and North America?

Back

Europe and North America were once located near the equator.

Front

What force was Wegener looking for to explain how the continents moved?

Back

convection currents in the mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What happens when more dense, oceanic crust collides with less dense, continental crust?

Back

oceanic crust sinks below continental crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What conclusion can a scientist make as a result of finding different fossils in a rock layer?

Back

The fossils formed at about the same time as the rock layer they were found in.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1