test review 1

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein
• Alfred Wegener
• Isaac Newton
• John Dalton

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

• Pandora

• Gandowandaland

• Pangea

• Percia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of fossils were noticed by Wegener to be found on two different continents?

• Leaves and flowers
• Ice and mountains
• Plants and animals
• Dinosaurs and reptiles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Move away from each other
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• Slide beneath one another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Does weathering and erosion happen quickly?

• Yes

• No

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition