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The Theory of Plate Tectonics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
The theory that describes how Earth's outer layers is broken up into moving tectonic plates
Tectonic plates stay in one place
All of the continents were once apart of a Super Continent called Panthalassa
All of the plates were once a solid plate until they broke up and moved to their current position
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which below is a possible cause of tectonic plate motion?
ocean tides
the sun
convection currents
current weather patterns
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which picture below represents a convection current?
GPS
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The German meteorologist who came up with the continental drift theory is?
Albert Einstein
Marie Currie
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove the Theory of Continental Drift?
he used the moon's rotation and revolution as evidence
he looked at the clouds and noticed continental drift
he looked at the fossils, land forms and how continents fit together like puzzle pieces
he studied the weather patterns for Africa and South America
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When tectonic plates collide into one another, which type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
all of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When tectonic plates move away from each other, this boundary is:
convergent
transform
divergent
none of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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