Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics

What type of boundary is shown in the image?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

#6 on the image is showing a submarine chain of mountains and rift valleys called a ____________________.

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Transform

• Subduction

• Trench

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What is the name of the german scientist who created the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Harry Hess

• Claire Peterson

• Alfred Wegener

Which of the following is an example of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?

• The Mesosaurus was found on the West coast of Africa and the East coast of South America

• Similar rock formations such as the appalachians in Europe and North America

• The continents seem to fit together like puzzle pieces

• All of the above

Which type of lithosphere has a higher density?

• Continental Lithosphere

• Oceanic Lithosphere

What is the name of a scientist who developed the theory of seafloor spreading?

• Harry Hess

• Charles Darwin

• Claire Patterson

• The Rock

  (Dwayne Johnson)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the supercontinent Wegener proposed?

• Pangaea/Pangea

• Panthalassa

• Mesozoic

• Eurasia

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What type of boundary is shown in this image?

• Convergent

• Subduction

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

#2 in the image has arrows showing the convection currents of the asthenosphere. What causes this circular movement?

• As magma cools it rises towards the surface where it then heats up and sinks back down - this process repeats continuously.

• As magma heats up it rises towards the surface where it then cools and sinks back down - this process repeats continuously.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The idea that continents were once connected and drifted apart over time

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift Theory

• Orogenesis

• Evolution

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