Unit 2 - Plate tectonics

What is the estimated age of the Earth according to the Big Bang Theory?

• 4.5 million years
• 2 billion years
• 10 billion years
• 4.5 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which layer of the Earth is the largest?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Inner core

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• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which type of crust is composed of basalt, is denser, thinner, and younger?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Granitic crust

• Mantle crust

Which type of crust is composed mainly of granite, is thicker, lighter, and older?

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

• Basaltic crust

• Mantle crust

Who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

• Pangea

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Eurasia

What is the name of the single ocean that surrounded Pangea according to Wegener's theory?

• Panthalassa

• Tethys

• Atlantic

• Pacific

The evidence for continental drift includes the fact that continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the largest geological feature on Earth, formed by volcanic activity and encircling the globe underwater?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Great Barrier Reef

• Andes Mountains

• Mariana Trench