9/12 Plate Tectonics - Convergent Boundary

What type of plate boundary is this?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 million years ago.

• Pangea

• Gondwanda

• Laurasia

• Neverland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? May be more than one selection.

• fossil evidence

• continents fit like a puzzle

• rock evidence

• glaciers/climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

• Pangea
• Plate Tectonics
• Natural Selection
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two tectonic plates collide at a _______ plate boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains are created when....

• two plates collide

• two plates pull apart

• two plates slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.

• Pantry
• Pangaea
• Wegenerland
• Eurasia

The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

• wind
• ocean currents
• convection in the mantle
• expansion of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3