Lesson 3 extras

Which landform is represented by letter A?

• continental shelf
• continental slope
• abyssal plain
• trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The edges of the continents slope down from the shore into the ocean. This the part of the continent located under the water

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• mid-ocean ridge

On the bottom of the ocean, there is an underwater volcanic mountains range. It is called the.

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• mid-ocean ridge

Where does sea-floor spreading occur?

• mantle

• mid-ocean ridges

• subduction zones

• deep-ocean trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The deepest part of the ocean; long, narrow ditches

• Tectonic plates
• Trenches
• Divergent boundary
• Continental shelves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The OLDEST seafloor is located? 

• Closest to the mid-ocean ridge
• Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

True or False : Sea-floor Spreading adds new material to the ocean floor?

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

New crust is always formed at the...

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench
• asthenosphere

What happens to earth's crust at letter A

• new crust is created

• crust is recycled

Alfred Wegener hypothesized that the continents were not always in their current locations. What is the name of his hypothesis?

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics