Earth's Layers + Plate Tectonics

The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago was called

• Pangaea

• Pentagon

• Penelope

• Pantalones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The theory that describes large-scale movements of Earth’s lithosphere is called

• plate tectonics

• subduction

• deep-ocean trench

• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The lithosphere is broken into pieces called

• tectonic sections

• tectonic plates

• tectonic portions

• tectonic collisions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which description matches the inner core?

• Solid sphere of iron and nickel

• Molten iron and nickel

• Liquid sphere of iron and nickel

• Circle of iron and nickel

Who was the German scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Antonio Wagner

• Alfred Wagon

• Alfredo sauce

• Alfred Wegener

When two plates slide past each other moving in opposite directions what type of boundary occurs?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two plates move towards each other what type of boundary occurs?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two plates move away from each other what type of boundary occurs?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The outermost, thinnest, compositional layer of the Earth is called the

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate, the oceanic plate sinks underneath because it is more dense and ____________________ occurs.

• sea-floor spreading

• mid-ocean ridge

• subduction

• collision

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3