Plate Tectonics Quiz 1

Convection currents occur in which layer of the Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The ________ includes the crust and the upper mantle and is divided up into tectonic plates.

• asthenosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A scientific ________ is a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of the natural world.

• theory

• hypothesis

• law

• variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What was the main problem with Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• the theory doesn't have any evidence to support it

• the theory was already proposed by many other well-known geologists

• the theory didn't explain how the continents moved apart

• the theory was fundamentally incorrect

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Convection is...

• heat transfer by electromagnetic radiation

• heat transfer by the movement of matter (hotter material is less dense & rises, colder material sinks)

• heat transfer by direct contact

• the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A lot of geological activity occurs at tectonic plate boundaries. For example, a _______ plate boundary is where tectonic plates are slowly crashing into each other, leading to mountain formation or a subduction zone.

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• deduction

A lot of geological activity occurs at tectonic plate boundaries. For example, a _______ plate boundary is where tectonic plates are slowly moving away from other, leading to sea-floor spreading or the formation of rift valleys.

• deduction

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

A lot of geological activity occurs at tectonic plate boundaries. For example, a _______ plate boundary is where tectonic plates are scraping against each other as they move in opposite directions. This can result in major earthquakes!

• deduction

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fossil evidence and rock layer similarities across different continents were both cited as evidence for _________________.

• modern cell theory

• convergent boundaries

• geologic time theory

• continental drift theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is the only true liquid layer?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core