Plate Tectonics Quiz

theory that states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wegener's 1912 hypothesis that continents move

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

where 2 plates move toward each other

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

where 2 plates move apart

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

where 2 plates move horizontally past each other

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

takes place at a convergent boundary where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate

• induction zone

• climate zone

• subduction zone

• strike zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density; this is what drives the movement of Earth's plates

• convection currents

• conduction currents

• radiation currents

• diffusion currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Seafloor spreading occurs because _____.

• new material is being added to the asthenosphere

• earthquakes break apart the ocean floor

• sediments accumulate at the area of spreading

• molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth is the top arrow pointing to?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

Which layer of the Earth is the second arrow (from top) pointing to?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1