Plate Tectonics Test Review

According to the continental drift hypothesis, the continents had once been joined to form a supercontinent called

• atlantis

• pangaea

• antartica

• peloponnese

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

According to Plate Tectonics Theory, the uppermost mantle and crust behave as a strong, rigid layer called the

• atmosphere

• lithospere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Oceanic crust is ______________ than continental crust.

• thicker

• slower

• older

• thinner

The thin, rocky outer layer of Earth is the...

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

The continental drift hypothesis was developed by...

• Alfred Wegener

• Jacques Cousteau

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of the following formed as a result of a hot spot?

• Himalaya Mountains

• Grand Canyon

• Greenland

• Hawaiian Islands

The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of a ...

• convergent boundary

• stable boundary

• transform fault boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Plates move apart at ...

• convergent boundaries

• stable boundaries

• transform fault boundaries

• divergent boundaries

What is the main difference between the inner core and the outer core?

• The outer core has the highest temperatures

• The outer core is liquid and the inner core is solid

• the outer core consists mostly of lead and silver

• the outer core experiences more pressure than the inner core

Scientists have determined the structure of Earth's interior by studying...

• gravity

• earthquake waves

• temperature changes

• the effects of pressure