ES Quiz 4

Which world map shows the locations where most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Antarctica's location and climate changed over the last 200 million years because Antarctica moved

• southward, resulting in a warmer climate

• southward, resulting in a colder climate

• northward, resulting in a warmer climate

• northward, resulting in a colder climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The large coal fields found in Pennsylvania provide evidence that the climate of the northeastern United States was much warmer during the Carboniferous Period. This change in climate over time is best explained by the

• movement of tectonic plates

• effects of seasons

• changes in the environment caused by humans

• evolution of life

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which cross-section diagram of a portion of the crust and mantle best shows the pattern of mantle convection currents that are believed to caused the formation of a mid-ocean ridge?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which evidence causes most scientists to believe that seafloor spreading occurs at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• oceanic crust is oldest at the ridge

• large sedimentary folds exist in the mantle near the ridge

• ocean crust on both sides of the ridge is less dense than continental crust

• oceanic crust on both sides of the ridge shows matching patterns of reversed and normal magnetic polarity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which geologic event occurs most often at mid-oceanic ridge plate boundaries?

• magnetic pole reversals and cooling of ocean water

• meteorite impacts and tilting of shorelines

• hydrospheric pollution and adiabatic heating

• earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The accompanying diagram shows a cross section of a portion of Earth. The inferred motions of crustal plates are shown. Letters A through D represent locations at Earth's surface. Which letter represents the location of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The cross section represents the distance and ago of ocean-floor bedrock found on both sides of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. According to the cross section, every 1 million years, the ocean floor bedrock moves approximately

• 20 km toward the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• 20 km away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• 40 km toward the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• 40 km away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which cross section best represents the convection currents in the mantle beneath the Peru-Chile Trench?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The Mariana Trench was most likely created by the

• convergence of the Pacific and Philippine Plates

• divergence of the Eurasian and Philippine Plates

• sliding of the Pacific Plate past the North American Plate

• movement of the Pacific Plate over the Hawaii Hot Spot

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1