Intro to plate tectonics review

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Part of mantle where lithosphere floats

• Crust
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Atmosphere

Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?

• sections
• plates
• land masses
• faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which piece of evidence was not used by Wegener to support his theory of continental drift?

• South America and Africa coastlines
• coal beds in Antarctica
• plant and reptile fossils
• earthquake patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Other evidence include __________________ that plate tectonics does occurr in the crust of the Earth.

• Rock formation, weather, fossils

• Mountain formation, fossils, climate

• Land features, fossils, climate

• Valleys, Ocean trenches, climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The __________________ are chains of undersea mountains.

• Mid-Ocean Ridges

• Ocean Trench

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________________ continually adds materials to the ocean floor creating ocean floor.

• Sea-floor spreading

• Ocean trenches

• Divergent mid-ocean ridges

• Convergent mid-ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Oceans plates sink back into the mantle at _______________ zones, keeping the crust the same size.

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Ocean trenches

• Subduction

• Transforming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4