Plate Motion

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• core sample

• cross section

• earthquake

• plate

A sudden shaking of Earth's surface

• plate boundary

• divergent

• earthquake

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes are caused by

• activity on Earth's surface

• extreme weather

• Earth's rotation

• plate motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Something we observe to be similar over and over again

• pattern

• rerun

• rewind

• repeat

One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

• crust

• outer layer

• shell

• plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The place where two plates meet

• A Plate Singles Club

• plate boundary

• fault line

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement is TRUE?

• Earthquakes cause plates to move

• Plate motion causes earthquakes

• Plate motion happens very quickly.

• Continents float on top of Earth's oceans.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earth’s outermost layer (underneath the soil, vegetation, and water) is made of...

• ocean

• continents

• hard, solid rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which image best shows what the land is like where Mesosaurus fossils are found.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Geologists study hard, solid rock under the surface of Earth. The team is considering drilling down in Part A or in the Part B. Where will the geologists find hard, solid rock?

• Under A and B, because Earth’s entire outer layer is made of hard, solid rock

• Only under A, because Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock under continents but not under the ocean

• Neither under A nor B, because there is sand and gravel under both places

• Neither under A nor B, because there is water under both places

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1