Exploring Plate Tectonics and Earth's Layers

What is the primary concept explaining the movement below Earth's surface?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Earth's Rotation

• Magnetic Field Shift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth is described as somewhat fluid due to increased pressure and heat?

• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

Which layer of the Earth is solid due to immense pressure despite high temperatures?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer core

• Inner core

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What evidence supported Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• Ocean currents

• Fossil records

• Moon phases

• Solar flares

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the name of the supercontinent Alfred Wegener proposed existed?

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

How fast do tectonic plates move?

• 100 to 200 inches per year

• 10 to 20 inches per year

• 1 to 2 inches per year

• 5 to 10 feet per year

What occurs at a convergent boundary?

• Plates move apart

• Plates melt

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What natural phenomenon is commonly found at transform boundaries?

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is created when two tectonic plates move away from each other under the ocean?

• Sea floor spreading

• Islands

• Lakes

• Deserts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3