Earth's Structure & Plate Tectonics

Plate tectonics explains why earthquakes and volcanoes happen.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The asthenosphere is the liquid part of the mantle.

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• False

Select the picture that shows the convergent boundary.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Select the picture that shows the divergent boundary.

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What are the 3 main layers of the earth?

• Crust, atmosphere, lithosphere

• Crust, mantle, core

• Boundary, fault, core

What is the boundary where plates slide past each other?

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

The theory of continental drift is most associated with which scientist?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wegener was convinced that all of Earth’s continents were once part of an enormous, single landmass called Pangaea.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plate tectonics explains why earthquakes and volcanoes happen.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The asthenosphere is the liquid part of the mantle.

• True

• False