Plate Tectonics Quiz

Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift states:

• Earth's surface is made up of 7 landmasses

• The continents do not move

• Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

• The continents were once joined together

Most geologist believe the movement of Earth's plates are caused by_________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How many plate boundaries are there?

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Name the plate boundaries. 

Identify the plate boundary that collides or comes together.

Identify the plate boundary that slips or slides past one another in an upward and downward motion.

Identify the plate boundary that divides or moves apart.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Identify the boundary that forms the San Andreas fault.

Identify the boundary that forms the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 

Identify the boundary that forms Himalayan mountains.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3