11.1 Quiz - Evidence of Plate Motions

Wegener developed the hypothesis that Earth's landmasses had once been fused together , and then slowly broke apart in a process called _____.

• continental drift

• subduction

• Pangaea

• divergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Evidence that supported the hypothesis of continental drift included fossils, land features, and _____.

• ocean currents

• solar activity

• climate data

• presence of bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The zipper-like mountain ranges that run across the floors of the ocean are called _____.

• tectonic plates

• mid-ocean ridges

• subduction zones

• convergent boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.

• sea-floor spreading

• mid-ocean ridge

• subduction

• ocean ridge

The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

• mid-ocean ridge

• sea-floor spreading

• subduction

• ocean trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean.

• mid-ocean ridge

• sea-floor spreading

• subduction

• ocean trench

An evidence-based idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation.

• procedure

• hypothesis

• research

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Who developed the hypothesis that all continents had once been fused together?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Edward Suess

• Jordan Sweeney

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the name of the proposed original supercontinent?

• Mesosauras

• Titan

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

The tectonic plates are still moving today.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1