Generation Genius Plate Tectonics

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

• core
• mantle
• magma
• none of the above

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Bivergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.

• Convection
• Subduction
• Boiling
• Uplift

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

• Uplift
• Subduction
• Trench
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it _______.

• Uplift
• Subduction
• Elevation
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

• Alfred Wegener
• Sean Carroll
• Fred Calfred
• John Williams

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of these is a key piece of evidence of contiental drift?

• Continent shapes
• Fossil record
• Rock layers
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3