Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics/Boundaries Test Review

Which of the below listed plates represents Letter W from this picture?

• Eruasian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the below listed plates is the correct name for letter Z on this map?

• Pacific Plate

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the below listed plates is the correct name for letter X shown on this map? 

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• South American Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the below listed plates is the correct name for letter Y shown on this map? 

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Temperature and pressure _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increase

• decrease

• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding PANGEA?

• This supercontinent was called Pangaea, meaning "all Earth"

• This supercontinent puzzle is one piece of evidence in Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift

• At one time, all continents were thought to be connected into one large landmass.

• This shows what will happen to the continents from oil spills in the oceans.

• Over a long period of time, this one large landmass began to break apart into separate pieces that have drifted or moved toward present day locations.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What geological event is MOST common at a transform boundary?

• earthquakes
• deep ocean trenches
• mid-ocean ridge
• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

_______________________________ in the asthenosphere cause movement of plates in the lithosphere.

• Cooling magma

• Convection currents

• Emerging lava

• Mantle movements

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following cycle heat throughout the earth's mantle, and provide the energy necessary to move the tectonic plates?

• Convection currents
• Magma currents
• Core currents
• Conduction currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

• Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Nazca Plate

• Eurasian Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3