Plate Tectonics Vocabulary "Quiz"

1. The ______________________ is the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle. Pieces of this are called tectonic plates.

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• mantle

1. The soft, upper part of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move is the ________________________. This layer is where convection currents occur.

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• crust

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

1. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass (Pangaea), broke up, and drifted to their current locations is ______________________.

• plate tectonics

• sea-floor spreading

• continental drift

• scientific theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

1. Wegener called the single landmass or supercontinent that formed 245 MYO ______________, which means “all Earth.”

• Pangea

• Sea-floor spreading

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Megacontinent

1. The rising hot, less dense material and sinking, colder, more dense material form ______________ currents.

• ocean

• electrical

• conduction

• convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

1. When two plates collide or push towards each other creates a _____________ boundary. Volcanoes, trenches, and mountains form at these boundaries.

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

• out of

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

1. When two plates are moving away or spread apart from each other a _____________ boundary forms. Rift valleys and mid ocean ridges form at these boundaries.

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

1. When two plates slide past each other, a ___________________ boundary forms. When they slide past each other, pressure builds, rocks break, and earthquakes occur.

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• basketball

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

1. The center of the Earth with the highest temperature, pressure, and density that is made of solid iron and nickel is the ________________ core.

• inner

• outer

• apple

• lithosphere

1. The part of the core that is made of liquid iron and nickel is the _______________ core.

• inner

• outer

• hard

• center