Unit 5 Review

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Fossil records support continental drift.

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True

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

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convergent boundary.

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A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

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transform boundary.

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India, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....

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glaciers.

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Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...

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all of the above (fit/shape of continents, geologic and fossil, climate).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents move over geological time across the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What evidence did Wegner provide for continental drift?

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Fit of continents, fossil distribution, and climate evidence.