Plate Tectonics

Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? 

• Plate Tectonic Theory
• Continental Drift 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

• wind
• ocean currents
• convection in the mantle
• expansion of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• transform
• subduction
• convergent
• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

• rift valley
• mountain
• mid-ocean ridge
• trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of crust is more dense?

• oceanic
• continental
• divergent
• pizza