Plate Tectonics

Ocean crust made of dark dense rock and is very thin

• Basalt

• Lithosphere

• Granite

• Mantle

The upper most part of the mantle and lower part of the crust

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Mid Ocean Ridge

The layer of hot rock under the crust

• Granite

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

Continental crust that is less dense but is thicker

• Granite

• Basalt

• Mantle

• Crust

Wegener’s idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface is called

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The longest chain of mountains in the world under the oceans is

• Plate Tectonics

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Continental Drift

• Boundaries

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The theory that explains the formation and movement of Earth’s plates.

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The boundary when plates slide past each other

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• None of the above

The boundary when plates move away from each other is called

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• None of the above

The type of boundary created when plates collide into one another

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• None of the above