Lithosphere Review

What is the process of breaking down rocks or other material into smaller pieces?

• erosion
• weathering
• compaction
• cementation

A plate boundary at which two plate move parallel to each other in opposite directions

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

one tectonic plate moves under another

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a boundary at which two plate move toward each other

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by:

• earthquake data
• seafloor magnetism
• rock, fossil, and climate data.
• convection currents in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis was rejected?

• He did not have any evidence
• His proposed mechanisms were physically impossible
• He did not propose any mechanisms.

The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• continental-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental convergent
• oceanic-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental divergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with ____.

• a transform boundary
• hot spots
• convergent boundaries
• divergent boundaries

An active volcanic area on earth is found at_______.

• Diverging Boundaries

• Converging Boundaries

• Hot Spots

• All of the above

At an oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary, ____.

• new crust is created
• old crust is deformed or fractured
• plates side past one another
• old crust is recycled by subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1