Earth Systems - Plate Tectonics

This figure shows what kind of boundary?

• Hot Spot

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following plates is getting significantly smaller?

• North America

• Pacific

• Eurasia

• Africa

Does the change in the Moon's orbit cause shifting plates?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Where are fracture zones associated with transform boundaries found?

• at continental volcanic arcs

• at mid-ocean ridges

• in subduction zones

• in the continental interior

What is Global Positioning System used for in the study of plate tectonics?

• It measures velocity of a plate

• It measures age of a plate

• It measures elevation of a plate

• It measures paleomagnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which one of the following is an important fundamental assumption underlying the plate tectonic theory?

• Earth's ocean basins are very old and stable features

• Radioactive decay slows down at the extreme pressures of the inner core.

• Earth's surface area has been essentially constant over time

• Earth's magnetic field originates in the outer core.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following are a types of plate boundary?

• convergent, hot spot, transform

• transform, divergent, convergent

• diverse, convergent, transform

• hot spot, diverse, divergent

What was the main view of how the world worked geologically prior to the 1960's?

• It was generally believed that oceans formed as a result of meteorite impacts.

• It was generally believed that continents and oceans moved.

• It was generally believed that mountains were produced by vertical forces.

• It was generally believed that the earth was flat.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is Pangaea known as?

• Paleozoic super continent

• Pancakea

• Panatopia

• Pandomonia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wegener's Continental Drift Hypothesis describes the continents are always moving.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3