Plate Tectonics

Rich beds of marine fossils have been found in Florida. By dating these fossils, scientists can best determine

• when Florida collided with the North American continent.
• the date when organisms moved onto dry land.
• the period during which Florida was covered in water.
• when the atmosphere of Earth was more humid than it is today.

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The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

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What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth
• Ring of Fire
• Ring of Stone
• Ring of Diamond

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Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

• New Madrid

• Denali Fault

• Ramapo Seismic Zone

• San Andreas Fault

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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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