Unit 5 Review- 8th Grade

Which scientist is credited for first proposing Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wagener

• Abraham Ortelius

• Harry Hess

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Why did most scientists reject Wegener’s theory?

• He had other theories that had been discredited in the past

• He was a young and unknown scientist at the time.

• He did not have any evidence to support his theory.

• He wasn't able to explain the mechanism for the movement of continents

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of the following continents look like they fit together like nearly perfect puzzle pieces?

• North America and Europe

• North America and South America

• South America and Africa

• Europe and Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What do scientists believe is the driving force of the movement of plates?

• Conduction in the mantle

• Radiation in the mantle

• Convection in the mantle

• Conduction, convection, and radiation in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

The point where one plate slides beneath another is known as the ______________.

• lithosphere

• Pangaea

• subduction zone

• tectonic

• Wegener

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

• Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

• Two continental plates collided.

• One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

• One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which diagram shows a plate boundary that is typical for the formation of volcanoes?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3