Changing Earth Review

What is the idea that the continents were once fused together but slowly drifted apart over time?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Supercontinent

• Convection Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's plates moving is called:

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Supercontinent

• Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A __________ is one giant continent into which most or all of the continents were assembled long ago.

• Convection Current

• Convergent Boundary

• Supercontinent

• Superposition

The observation that given a stack of layers of sedimentary rocks, older beds are found below younger beds is called:

• Superposition

• Convection Current

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A type of thermal energy transfer in which differences in temperature and density of fluids make them rise and fall is called a:

• Subduction Zone

• Convection Current

• Fault

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A boundary where two pieces of the Earth's crust are colliding is called a:

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Ocean Basin

The lithospheric plates are moving away from each other at a:

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Subduction Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past one another in opposite directions is called a:

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Subduction Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The area under ocean water is called the:

• Ocean Trench

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Ocean Basin

• Rift Valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process where a more dense plate slides under a less dense plate and melts in Earth's mantle occurs at a:

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3