Plate Tectonics

Which of the following processes is the slowest to cause changes in the Earth's surface?

• tsunami

• volcanic eruption

• earthquakes

• weathering

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Scientists think that __________________________ causes lithospheric plates to move.

• the sun

• convection currents

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

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The core is mostly made of _______________.

• oxygen

• aluminum

• silicon

• iron

Wegner's Theory of Continental Drift describes a supercontinent called _____________________.

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangea

• Superasia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic plates consist of _______________ and _______________.

• mesosphere and asthenosphere

• inner core and outer core

• mantle and outer core

• continental crust and oceanic crust

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What is evidence of for Wegner's Continental Drift Theory? (Mark ALL that apply)

• apparent fit

• fossils

• past climate data

• convection currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the type of boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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Name the type of boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the type of boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• along edges of continents

• along plate boundaries

• random places in oceans

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