Plate Tectonics CFA

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• universal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• ocean

• atmosphere

• wind

• convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• first law of motion

• third law of motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

Which of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?

• Asthenosphere
• Lithosphere
• Outer core
• Oceanic crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way? 

• Tectonic plates move towards each other
• Tectonic plates slide past each other
• Tectonic plates move up and down
• Tectonic plates move away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

• core
• crust
• mantle
• plates

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

• core
• lava
• magma
• mantle

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2