Savvas Plate Tectonics Review

Heat transfers within the Earth 

• Conduction

• Convection Current

• Ocean Current

• Radiation

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Volcanoes can be found...

• on land

• under water

• on islands

• all of the above

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea

• Gondwanda

• Laurasia

• Neverland

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?

• more dense, sinks

• less dense, sinks

• less dense, rises

• more dense, rises

Some regions of the Earth are more likely to have earthquakes, volcanoes, or hot springs than other regions. What do these places most likely have in common?

• They are regions where tectonic plates meet.

• They are regions in the northern hemisphere.

• They are regions with big cities.

• They are desert regions.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Different types of crust react in different ways when they collide with another piece of Earth's crust. Which of the following plate collisions would most likely result in the formation of the most extensive mountain range?

• a piece of continental crust and a piece of oceanic crust meeting at a divergent boundary

• a piece of continental crust and a piece of oceanic crust meeting at a convergent boundary

• two pieces of continental crust meeting at a convergent boundary

• two pieces of oceanic crust meeting at a transform boundary

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The Earth's crust is made up of plates that can move. Which of the following topographic features could be directly formed by the movement of the Earth's plates?

• I and II only

• II, III, and IV only

• I, II, and III only

• II and III only

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Which of the following best explains what is happening to the oceanic crust as it is pushed below the continental crust?

• The oceanic crust erodes when it collides with the continental crust.

• The oceanic crust crystallizes when it dives below the continental crust.

• The oceanic crust joins with the continental crust.

• The oceanic crust melts as it gets pushed below the continental crust.

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The early hypothesis of _______ was based on observations that suggested continents were once joined together. Later, the theory of _______ explained why large pieces of Earth's surface move around and how many of Earth's features form.

• plate tectonics; continental drift

• gravitational force; continental drift

• continental drift; plate tectonics

• plate tectonics; gravitational force

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Atlantic Ocean is currently growing wider as its floor enlarges due to the process of sea-floor spreading. In sea-floor spreading, pieces of oceanic crust

• move sideways against each other along a transform plate boundary.

• move down in a subduction zone.

• move together along a convergent plate boundary.

• move apart along a divergent plate boundary.

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