Plate tectonics and Continental Drift
Authored by Marni Frazee
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Lithosphere is composed of the Earth's Crust and the Upper Mantle.
True
False
Answer explanation
True the Lithosphere is composed of the Earth's crust and the upper mantle. The Lithosphere rests on the Asthenosphere.
To remember the layers of the Earth's Crust use C.O.L.A
C= Continential Crust (land)
O= Oceanic Crust (under the oceans)
L= Lithosphere (tectonic plates)
A= Asthenosphere (molten layer allows for plate movement)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Lithosphere rests directly on top of the
Asthenosphere
Earth's Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
Answer explanation
The Asthenosphere is a layer under the Lithosphere made of pliable rock material that provides the tectonic plates a surface to move on.
To remember the layers of the Earth's Crust use C.O.L.A
C= Continential Crust (land)
O= Oceanic Crust (under the oceans)
L= Lithosphere (tectonic plates)
A= Asthenosphere (molten layer allows for plate movement)
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1912 Alfred Wegener introduced the _______________ Hypothesis.
Plate Tectonics
Convection Currents
Continental Drift
Big Bang Theory
Answer explanation
In 1912 Alfred Wegener proposed the Continental Drift hypothesis to explain how the continents have moved from one location to another over time.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Continental Drift Hypothesis is supported by the discovery of fossils of the exact same type and same time period found on different unconnected continents.
True
False
Answer explanation
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ideas of continental drift and seafloor spreading were put together to create the Theory of ______, which suggest that the crust is broken into sections that move in different directions.
Convergent boundaries
Plate Tectonics
Continent theory
Answer explanation
The Theory of Plate Tectonics states the continents and ocean basins are embedded in the lithospheric plates. When the plates move so do the continents.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is pictured?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Ripping
Answer explanation
Divergent boundaries pull apart.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is a Divergent boundary.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is pictured?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Ripping
Answer explanation
Convergent collision boundaries push toward each other causing the two boundaries to collide and weld into a single larger continent. This is a Continental-Continental Convergent boundary. This type of boundary collision usually results in the formation of mountains
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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