Earth's Interior and Changing Exterior Unit Review 12.16.25

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• James Hutton

• Marie Curie

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?

• Subduction

• Sea floor spreading

• Convection

• Continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

How does the study of Earth's magnetic record contribute to our understanding of plate tectonics?

• It provides evidence of volcanic activity

• It reveals patterns of magnetic striping on the ocean floor

• It shows the alignment of continents

• It demonstrates the existence of subduction zones

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift? (multiple)

• Volcanic activity

• Magnetic striping on the ocean floor

• Fossil similarities on different continents

• Earth's magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the name for the process by which new oceanic crust is added to the Earth's lithosphere?

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Tectonic convergence

What type of boundary is characterized by tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

What evidence from the ocean floor supports the theory of sea floor spreading?

• Volcanic activity

• Magnetic striping patterns

• Presence of mid-ocean ridges

• Deep-sea trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Equatorial boundary

• Divergent boundary

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3