Plate Tectonics Theory

The massive supercontinent that broke apart over 250 million years ago was

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Panthalassa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The theory states that the slow and constant movement of the Earth’s plates produce earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.

• Continental Drift Theory

• Plate Continental Theory

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Seafloor Spreading Theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The split of the Australian continent from Antarctica happened in what period?

• Present Day Period

• Permian Period

• Jurassic Period

• Cretaceous Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following causes the movement of the tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Plate movement

• Volcanic Eruption

• Convection Current

The lithospheric plates are moving due to convection currents in the mantle(asthenosphere)

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains and volcanoes were made because of movement of plates

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

One of the minor plates is the Philippine Plate.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What activity happens when the hotter particles of the mantle move up while the cooler ones move down? (There are more than 1 answer)

• Thermal Convection

• Convection Current

• Conveyor Belt

• Diastrophism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This refers to zones along the plate borders where most earthquakes occur.

• Volcano

• Trench

• Epicenter

• Seismic Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these is FALSE about lithospheric plates:

• have the same thickness everywhere

• include the crust and upper mantle

• thickest in the mountain regions

• vary in thickness