Do Now - VG - 12/3 - Superposition and Plate Tectonics PreQuiz

The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  

• Convergent Boundary
• Ocean Currents
• Convection Currents
• Transform Boundary

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is created when two continental plates converge together?  

• Mountains
• Tsunami
• Earthquake
• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What was Pangea?

• An ancient Mountain Range that divided Africa
• A large valley where civilization began.
• A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.
• A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Andrew found warm-weather plant fossils while on an expedition to Antarctica.  Which conclusion best supports his find?  

• The seeds of plants were carried by flying dinosaurs that escaped Jurrassic Park
• The island was once closer to the equator, but has since drifted to its current location
• Ancient Mariners transported the plants to the island.  
• The plants drifted on the ocean currents to the island.  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is relatively the oldest?

• Trilobite
• Ammonite
• Crinoid
• Gastropod

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1