Tectonic Plates

Pieces of Earth that move are called

• tectonic plates

• Earth's atmosphere

• fossils

• trenches

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Which of these does NOT provide evidence that the continents drifted to their present locations?

• landform data

• deep ocean trenches

• weather

• matching mountain ranges

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Which of these types of rock would most likely be the youngest?

• rock closest to where the sea floor is spreading mid ocean ridge

• rock farthest from where the sea floor is spreading

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Which type of plate boundary movement is shown in the image, and what type of landform is most likely to occur here?

LOOK AT THE ARROWS

• plates moving towards each other

• Plates moving away from ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

The movement of Earth's plates happen_____________

• not at all

• quickly

• slowly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which features on Earth are best explained by the theory of plate tectonics?

• traffic jams

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• Changes in air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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7.

Which statement explains why tectonic plates move?

• Plates move because landforms, like mountains, cause them to move in different directions.

• Plates move because Earth's interior is slowly recycling due to the convection cycle.

• Plates move because the Earth is slowly expanding and growing larger

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the 3 ways plates move

• Convergent

  Divergent

  Transform

• Contestant

  Dynamic

  Translate

• Diagonal

  Traverse

  Upside down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convergent plates move ___________

• Away from each other

• Towards each other

• Slide past each other

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Energy deep within Earth drive temperature and density differences in Earth's interior.

• true

• false