Plate Tectonics EL

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

• convection

• Conduction

• subduction

• continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

• subduction

• deep ocean trenches

• sea-floor spreading

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• rift valley

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L

• M

• N

• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What are the two types of crust

• subway and pizza

• continental and oceanic

• lower and upper

• ocean and upper

What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?

• Transformers

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is Pangaea?

• the name of a German scientist

• another name for continental drift

• the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

• the name of an ancient fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4