Plate Tectonics Unit Test

What was Wegener's hypothesis called?

• The Theory of Pangea 

• The Theory of Moving Continents

• The Theory of Continental Drift

• The Theory of Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• the Earth's magnetic field.

• subduction.

• convection currents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Spreading

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Island Arc

• Flat land

What would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Rifts

• an Island Arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3