Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes & Earthquakes

When a continent moves, we call it ____.

• Tectonics

• Drift

• Transfer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The most recent supercontinent was called ____.

• Gigantia

• Pangaea

• Humongia

Which two observations provide evidence for Pangaea? (Pick 2)

• The continents look like they fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Ancient textbooks describe a single continent.

• The same fossils have been found in Africa and South America.

• The drifting continents left behind tracks that we can follow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

How does temperature change as you move from the crust to the core?

• it gets cooler
• it gets hotter
• it stays the same
• the core is frozen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This layer is where we live and is made of cool solid rock

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

This layer is made of hot liquid rocks (magma)

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

This layer is made of extremely hot metal

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo Galilei

• Alfred Wegener
• Sir issac

  Newton

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is this a picture of?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Pangaea

• Ocean Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3