Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes 2022-23

What is pangea?

• When the plates move

• One large continent also known as "supercontinent"

• Two continents together as one.

What is continental drift?

• The movement of continents over a long period of time.

• One large supercontinent.

• When continents form mountains over a long period of time.

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What evidence proves continental drift?

• Shape of landforms

• Fossils

• Climate change over time

• All of the above

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What is a fault line?

• The ocean that moves because of a tsunami.

• The line that causes a hurricane.

• Locations on the Earth where plate tectonics interact.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

• The theory that the Earth once had dinosaurs.

• The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into a bunch of plates.

• The theory that the continents were all once together.

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Which boundary does this picture show?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform plate boundary

Which boundary does this picture show?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which boundary does this picture show?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform plate boundary

What is it called when an arrow moves into the earth at a convergent boundary? (HINT: the red dot)

• Subduction zone

• Strike slip

• Oceanic crust boundary

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At which pate boundary do earthquakes occur?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform plate boundary

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