Geology Review

Which is the theory that the continents are moving very slowly?

• supercontinent

• continental drift

• glacier

• fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is an ancient supercontinent that scientists believe existed around 200 to 300 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• landmass

• Ice Age

• glacier

Which of the following is NOT part of the evidence used to support the Theory of Continental Drift?

• the fossil record

• the shape of the continents

• depth of the ocean

• the location of ocean floor structures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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A subduction zone is formed...

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another
• at every type of convergent plate boundary
• at every type of divergent plate boundary
• at transform boundaries

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Rigid layers of the Earth's crust that are believed to drift slowly are called

• continents

• fossils

• glaciers

• plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth
• ocean tides
• convection currents in the mantle
• the moon's gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, the boundary between them is called...

• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two tectonic plates slide past each other

(not crashing together or pulling apart) the boundary between them is called...

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, the boundary between them is called...

• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A Subduction Zone occurs when one more dense plate moves under a less dense plate. What type of boundary is this?

• Convection Current

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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