11/18 LIVE QZ PER 6Tectonic plates

Oceanic crust is.....

• Younger and less dense than continental crust
• Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
• older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
• Bigger and younger than continental crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth's plates are....

• Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
• Never moved
• Move seldom and very fast
• move when they feel like it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

• The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

• The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by running water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.

• The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
• The Pangea Theory, Hutton
• The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
• The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is older oceanic or continental crust?

• Oceanic
• Continental

Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer core

What is the thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth, that we live on?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is made of molten rock?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle