7th Grade Topics 6-7 Vocabulary Game

What is the name of the supercontinent made up of all the pieces of continental crust?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is the scientific theory that explains how continents shift position on Earth's surface?

• Theory of Evolution

• Theory of Continental Drift

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is an explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on evidence?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Theory

• Observation

• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the scientific theory that describes the movement of the Earth's crust?

• Evolution

• Gravity

• Plate Tectonics

• Relativity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the movement called when hotter things rise and cooler things sink?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection Current

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are tectonic plates that are moving away from each other called?

• Convergent Plates

• Subduction Plates

• Divergent Plates

• Transform Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are tectonic plates that are moving towards each other called?

• Divergent Plates

• Convergent Plates

• Subduction Plates

• Transform Plates

What is the geological process called where oceanic crust moves under continental crust and sinks into the mantle?

• Divergent Plates

• Convergent Plates

• Subduction Plates

• Transform Plates

What are tectonic plates that slide past each other and rub called?

• Convergent Plates

• Divergent Plates

• Transform Plates

• Subduction Plates

What is the region where two tectonic plates meet called?

• Plate Boundary

• Fault Line

• Seismic Zone

• Rift Valley